15 June 1606 (Akal Bunga) Rebuilding of structure demolished in 1986 completed in 1995
Destroyed
Heavily damaged in 1984 (Misl-era structure) Fully demolished in 1986 to protest damage and spurn completed government-sponsored repairs
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The Akal Takht (Gurmukhi: ਅਕਾਲ ਤਖ਼ਤ, Punjabi pronunciation:[äːkäːlt̪axt]; lit.'Throne of the Timeless One'; originally Akal Bunga)[2] is one of five takhts (seats of power) of the Sikhs. It is located in the Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) complex in Amritsar, Punjab, India. The Akal Takht (originally called Akal Bunga) was built by Guru Hargobind as a place of justice and consideration of temporal issues; the highest seat of earthly authority of the Khalsa (the collective body of the Sikhs) and the place of the Jathedar, the highest spokesman of the Sikhs.
The position of the jathedar is disputed between the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee who appointed Giani Harpreet Singh as the acting jathedar in 2018, and the Sarbat Khalsa organized by some Sikh organizations in 2015. Due to the political imprisonment of Jagtar Singh Hawara, Dhian Singh Mand was appointed as the acting jathedar by the Sarbat Khalsa. The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee however refused to accept its authority.[3][4]
^Nabha, Kahan Singh (13 April 1930). Gur Shabad Ratanakar Mahankosh (1 ed.). Languages Department of Punjab, Patiala. p. ਅਕਾਲਬੁੰਗਾ. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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The AkalTakht (Gurmukhi: ਅਕਾਲ ਤਖ਼ਤ, Punjabi pronunciation: [äːkäːl t̪axt]; lit. 'Throne of the Timeless One'; originally Akal Bunga) is one of five takhts...
AkalTakht Sahib Damdama Sahib Keshgarh Sahib Hazur Sahib Nanded Patna Sahib A takht, or taḵẖat (Punjabi: ਤਖ਼ਤ), literally means a throne or seat of authority...
along with his militant cadre inhabited and fortified the Sikh shrine AkalTakht. Scholars hold him responsible for launching attacks on Hindus and state...
reside on the first floor of AkalTakht, as he had nowhere to go to avoid arrest.: 131 He said that he had to move to AkalTakht as Morcha director Longowal...
constructed over the Takht founded by Guru Hargobind, and this came to be known as Akal Bunga. The AkalTakht is also known as Takht Sri Akal Bunga. The Sikh...
1705. The other four Takhts are the AkalTakht, Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib, Takht Sri Patna Sahib and Takht Sri Hazur Sahib. The Takht is in the Talwandi...
Karaj. "Sri AkalTakht Sahib honours Bhai Satwant Singh and Bhai Kehar Singh". SinghStation. 6 January 2014. Subsequently, the AkalTakht and the SGPC...
Phula Singh was the Jathedar of the AkalTakht. When Ranjit Singh visited Amritsar, he was called outside the AkalTakht, where he was made to apologise for...
guru, Guru Hargobind, was responsible for the creation of the concept of AkalTakht (throne of the timeless one), which serves as the supreme decision-making...
Sat Sri Akaal (Gurmukhi: ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ, pronounced [sət sɾiː əkɑːl] ) is a Jaikara (lit. Call of Victory) now used, often, as a greeting by Punjabi Sikhs...
Sikh writer, historian and preacher who served as the Jathedar of the AkalTakht from 1606 to his death in 1636. He was the original scribe of the early...
54. 2001. AkalTakht Sahib: Timeless Sovereign Throne – State of the Panth, Report 4 (PDF). Sikh Research Institute. March 2019. AkalTakht Sahib became...
The 12317 / 12318 AkalTakht Express is an Indian Railways Express train connecting eastern Indian city of Kolkata with northern Indian city of Amritsar...
Committee-appointed acting jathedar of the AkalTakht from October 2018 to June 2023. He has also served as the acting jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib since April...
Golden Temple (Sri Harmandir Sahib), the spiritual center of the Sikhs and AkalTakht, the political center of the Sikhs. Sikhs believe that Guru Nanak was...
Sahib in Amritsar, Hargobind constructed the AkalTakht (the throne of the timeless one). The AkalTakht represents the highest seat of earthly authority...
that Sikhs are free to choose whether to adopt a meat diet or not. The AkalTakht (Central Body for Sikh Temporal Affairs) represents the final authority...
corporate entities and directors creating and controlling the Yogi Tea and Akal Security brands with a worldwide presence. Golden Temple of Oregon, a natural...
January 1993) was a Sikh priest who served as the acting Jathedar of AkalTakht from 1986 to 1993. Gurdev Singh was born in 1949 at village Kaunke Kalan...
Nagoke was a freedom fighter, Jathedar of AkalTakht and member of Rajya Sabha. As Jathedar of the AkalTakht, he was scheduled to lead the first Shahidi...
Kesgarh Qila or Takht Kesgarh Sahib, alternatively spelt as Keshgarh Qila, is one of the five takhts of the Sikhs located in Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar...
their election the Panj Piare sat next to the Guru Granth Sahib on the AkalTakht of Harmandir Sahib. Members put proposals up for consideration and the...
the AkalTakht. Major General Shabeg Singh was declared a martyr by the AkalTakht. Harjinder Singh Jinda was declared a national martyr by the Akal Takht...
Minister of Punjab, Beant Singh. Hawara was declared as the Jathedar of the AkalTakht by a Sarbat Khalsa organised at village of Chabba on the outskirts of...
served as the first acting Jathedar of AkalTakht from 19 December 1937 to 1948 and 19th Jathedar of AkalTakht from 1952 to 15 February 1955. Partap Singh...
the AkalTakht declared that the organization to be "anti-Sikh" and "anti-panthic". It forbade all Sikhs from having any association with it. The Akal Takht...
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