Nankana Sahib massacre

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historical event massacre religious conflict

The Nankana Sahib massacre was a 1921 killing of unarmed Sikh reformers by hired mercenaries at the Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Punjab, a pivotal event in the Gurdwara Reform Movement against corrupt mahants under British rule.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Nankana Sahib agitation	1
Nankana Sahib massacre canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ massacre ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ
aftermath	British government inquiry ⓘ arrest of Mahant Narain Das ⓘ widespread protests by Sikhs ⓘ
cause	conflict over control of Sikh gurdwaras ⓘ opposition to corrupt mahants ⓘ resistance to British-backed religious managers ⓘ
commemoratedAs	martyrdom of Akali reformers ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Shaheedi Jor Mela at Nankana Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryAtTheTime	British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	1921-02-20 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Saka Nankana Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLocation	British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Nankana Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMemorial	memorial at Gurdwara Janam Asthan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSite	Gurdwara Janam Asthan NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	British colonial period in India ⓘ
involvedOrganization	Akali Dal NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Sikh League NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName	Punjabi ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
method	burning of bodies ⓘ shooting ⓘ
movement	Akali movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfDeaths	approximately 150 ⓘ over 100 ⓘ
opposedBy	Sikh community leaders ⓘ
partOf	Gurdwara Reform Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
perpetrator	Mahant Narain Das NERFINISHED ⓘ hired mercenaries ⓘ
relatedTo	Indian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh Gurdwaras Act 1925 NERFINISHED ⓘ
religionInvolved	Sikhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	increased support for Sikh religious reforms ⓘ international attention to Sikh grievances ⓘ
significance	galvanized Sikh opinion against mahants ⓘ strengthened demand for Sikh control of gurdwaras ⓘ turning point in Gurdwara Reform Movement ⓘ
typeOfConflict	religious-political repression ⓘ
victim	Akali volunteers ⓘ unarmed Sikh reformers ⓘ
year	1921 ⓘ

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Nankana Sahib → historicalEvent → Nankana Sahib massacre ⓘ

Akali movement → hasPart → Nankana Sahib massacre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nankana Sahib agitation