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Claim record · DOS-II.13

The Keys (Chabian) Morcha

A Strongly documented Movement

The government took possession of the keys to the Golden Temple treasury (toshakhana). He was imprisoned from November 1921 to January 1922 for his part in the resulting agitation. The government returned the keys in January 1922 — handed over to Baba Kharak Singh — a decisive early victory for the movement.

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Evidence

Tier
A Strongly documented In the scholarly reference works and corroborated elsewhere. Published as fact.
Sources
The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism — entry “Tejā Siṅgh Samundrī (1882–1926)”, Piar Singh, in Harbans Singh (ed.)
Reviewed
· Master Research Dossier Part II §13

Connections

People
Baba Kharak Singh
Places
Sri Harmandir Sahib complex, Amritsar
Chronology
November 1921 – January 1922 — Imprisoned — the Keys (Chabian) Morcha

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“The Keys (Chabian) Morcha (claim DOS-II.13).” Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive. Reviewed September 10, 2026. https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/keys-morcha/.
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“The Keys (Chabian) Morcha (claim DOS-II.13).” Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive, September 10, 2026, https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/keys-morcha/.
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The Keys (Chabian) Morcha (claim DOS-II.13) — Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive — https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/keys-morcha/ (page last reviewed 2026-09-10)
BibTeX
@misc{tssclaimskeysmorcha2026,
  title = {The Keys (Chabian) Morcha (claim DOS-II.13)},
  howpublished = {Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive},
  year = {2026},
  month = {sep},
  url = {https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/keys-morcha/},
  note = {Page last reviewed 2026-09-10}
}
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