![]() The British government also used the word selectively by incorporating it in the titles of sardar sahib and sardar bahadur conferred mostly, but not exclusively, on Sikhs. During the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his successors, sardar came to be used as an appellation for all ready Sikhs as well as for Sikhs in general having Singh as their common surname, although officially sardar was a coveted title conferred on generals or civil officers of rank. With the expansion of the fighting force of the Sikhs under the misls the number of Sikh sardars multiplied. It was adopted for the leaders of their jathas or bands fighting against Afghan invaders under Ahmad Shah Durrani. Khalsa was the surname/prefix name and Singh was surname, given by Guru Gobind Singh when he made Panth. Neither of Sikh used it, before Misl period. During time of Gurus, the sardar was not associated with Sikhs. The word was associated with Sikhs, from Misl Period, when Sikhs keep on captured Afghans areas. ![]() Gurbani do not believe in temporal people calling themselves Sardars, and have no knowledge what hukam is. The one who follows the Lord’s Hukam is called Sirdar. Sardar term used in Gurbani too, in spiritual sense.
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