District Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur (Gurdas Nangal Siege, Kalanaur Coronation, Dera Baba Nanak, Batala, and Kartarpur Corridor)

Gurdaspur is a legendary border district positioned at the northern tip of the Majha region between the Ravi and Beas rivers in Punjab, India. Founded in the 17th century by Mahant Guriya Ji, the soil is immortalized in Sikh military annals by the epic 8-month siege of Gurdas Nangal (1715 CE) waged by Baba Banda Singh Bahadur against imperial Mughal armies. The historic coronation site of 13-year-old Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great at Kalanaur (Takht-e-Akbari in 1556), the historic industrial metropolis of Batala (home to Gurdwara Kandh Sahib where Guru Nanak Dev Ji's marriage took place), Achal Sahib (venue of the profound Sidh Gosht discourse), and Dera Baba Nanak—the terminal entry point for the international Kartarpur Sahib Corridor to Pakistan—make Gurdaspur an invaluable treasure of Punjabi heritage.