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'''Khalsa Bahadur''' is an [[epic poem]] written by Chuhar Singh describing the chivalry and sacrifice of Sikh soldiers at the [[Battle of Saragarhi]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Gurdev|editor=Harbans Singh|title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism|url=http://www.advancedcentrepunjabi.org/eos/KHALSA%20BAHADUR.html|edition=2nd|year=1995|publisher=Punjabi University, Patiala|location=Patiala|access-date=2011-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903102912/http://www.advancedcentrepunjabi.org/eos/KHALSA%20BAHADUR.html|archive-date=2011-09-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> The poem is 55 pages long, written using the ''baint'' verse form, and written in the [[Punjabi language]]. It was completed on November 13, 1915 at Ballial in the [[Patiala district]] of [[Punjab (India)]] using information from Sikh soldiers on [[Leave (military)|leave]].<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The poem begins with a supplication to God, the [[Sikh Gurus]] and the Sikh holy book, the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. It narrates the raising of the [[36th Sikh Regiment]] and details the [[Pashtun people|Pathan]] tribes in the [[Northwest Frontier Province]]. It then tells the narrative of the [[Battle of Saragarhi]] and ends by describing monuments erected in their honor at [[Saragarhi]], [[Amritsar]], and [[Firozpur]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Ajj Aakhaan Waris Shah Nu]], Punjabi-language poem written by Amrita Pritam<br />
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==References==<br />
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