Turka (caste)
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Turka also recalled as Mand, is conversantly a Keshdhari Sikh (Jātt) community[1] recruited under the superlative observant regime of Maharaja Ranjit Singh next to the negotiatory leadership of Akali Hanuman Singh as their supreme convener for women baptismal affinity (Amrīt chákṇa) in Sikh tradition.[2] According to their admonitory background which backdated to the premodern timeline around the late 18th century, they were stabilised as one of the prominent contraries for the Sikh Empire, who composite the Nanakshahi court of arm to intricately align themselves within Nihang community.[citation needed]
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References
- ↑ Ibbetson, Sir Denzil; Maclagan (1990). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services. p. 439. ISBN 978-81-206-0505-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Balfour, Edward (1976). Encyclopaedia Asiatica, Comprising Indian Subcontinent, Eastern and Southern Asia: Japan-Maibee. Cosmo Publications. p. 785. Search this book on
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