Later, Sangrur was chosen as capital of Jind State by Raja Sangat Singh ( reigned 1822 to 1834 ).

Tarlochan Singh Bedi ( 1999 ) writes that the Gurmukhi script developed in the 10-14th centuries from the Devasesha stage of the Sharada script the intermediate phase being Siddha Matrika, before the final evolution into Gurmukhi.

* Nayi Disha-an album with Jagjit Singh ( 1999 )

* Singh, K. ( 1999 ).

In the 1999 U. S. Open at Pinehurst Resort, Stewart won his last major title, memorably holing a 15-foot par putt that defeated Phil Mickelson by a stroke on an exciting day's final round when Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh were also in contention for the trophy.

However, the coalition did not work out very well for the DAP, with two of its top leaders, Lim Kit Siang and Karpal Singh losing their Parliamentary seats in the 1999 election ; the DAP managed to win only 5 % ( 10 out of 193 ) of the seats in Parliament.

* Sandhu, Ranbir Singh, " Struggle for Justice: Speeches and Conversations of Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale " ( Dublin, Ohio: Sikh Educational & Religious Foundation, 1999

In 1999, Gurcharan Singh Tohra resigned from the Akali Dal due to differences with then-party president Parkash Singh Badal and founded a new party named Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal.

The third opposition party, the Democratic Action Party, which was routed in the 1999 elections, improved its performance with the re-election of party chairman Lim Kit Siang and his deputy, Karpal Singh.

According to the Fiji Sun ( 27 February 2006 ), NFP trustee Attar Singh accused the FLP of having stolen the NFP's 1982 election manifesto and using it for the 1999 election.

Badal consolidated his grip on Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhism, by removing Bhai Ranjit Singh as its top Jathedar in February 1999 and installing his hand-picked Giani Puran Singh.

* Singh, Simon ( 1999 ) The Code Book: the evolution of secrecy from Mary Queen of Scots to quantum cryptography New York: Doubleday ISBN 0-385-49531-5

Navjot Singh Sidhu had a volatile career as a cricketer from 1983 to 1999.

In the Lok Sabha elections in 1999 DBSM put up Satnam Singh Kainth as a candidate in Phillaur in Punjab, backed by SAD-BJP.

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography is a book written by Simon Singh and published in 1999 by Doubleday of New York ; ISBN 0-385-49531-5.

BBC interviewed Singh at the 300th anniversary celebration of the Baisakhi holiday at Anandpur Sahib, India in 1999.

In 1999, at the three hundedth anniversary of the founding of the Order of Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, India, Singh was awarded another rare honorific, the title " Panth Rattan " – Jewel of the Sikh nation.

SADD emerged as a separate party on February 22, 1999 when a section of the Delhi unit of the Badal-led SAD revolted against the suspension of Ranjit Singh as the Akal Takht jathedar.

Talvin Singh, known for his innovative fusion of Indian classical music with drum and bass, subsequently won a Mercury Music Prize for his album OK in 1999.

* Kim, Cordova, Fugita, Ng, Singh, eds, Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood, 1999.

He made his WWF debut on the April 13, 1999 episode of Sunday Night Heat as " Meat ", attacking Tiger Ali Singh.

In 1999, Kelly and Raghuvendra Singh Dundlod, a descendant of Indian nobility, led a group that founded the Indigenous Horse Society of India ( of which the Marwari Horse Society is part ), a group that works with the government, breeders, and the public to promote and conserve the breed.

The Sikhs became particularly troublesome, and after several unsuccessful efforts to subdue them, Zaman Shah made the mistake of appointing a forceful young Sikh chief, Ranjit Singh, as his governor in the Punjab.

In 1838 Auckland, Ranjit Singh, and Shuja signed an agreement stating that Shuja would regain control of Kabul and Kandahar with the help of the British and Sikhs ; he would accept Sikh rule of the former Afghan provinces already controlled by Ranjit Singh, and that Herat would remain independent.

Not only had Durrani invaded the Punjab region many times, but had destroyed the holiest shrine of the Sikhs – the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, defiling its sarowar with the blood of cows and decapitating Baba Deep Singh in 1757.

The Sikhs, under Ranjit Singh, eventually wrested a large part of the Kingdom of Kabul ( present day Pakistan, but not including Sindh ) from the Afghans.

That year, the Sikhs, under Ranjit Singh, annexed Kashmir.

In 1819, the Kashmir valley passed from the control of the Durrani Empire of Afghanistan, and four centuries of Muslim rule under the Mughals and the Afghans, to the conquering armies of the Sikhs under Ranjit Singh of Lahore.

With the help of his officer, Zorawar Singh, Gulab Singh soon captured for the Sikhs the lands of Ladakh and Baltistan to the east and north-east, respectively, of Jammu.

Most male Sikhs have Singh ( lion ) and most female Sikhs Kaur ( princess ) as their middle names.

Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the 10th and final living Guru, gave Sikhs their outer physical form and established a new order called the Khalsa.

At the peak of their political power the Sikhs under Maharaja Ranjit Singh controlled a large kingdom centered in Lahore which was also secular and egalitarian.

This resulted in an explosion of violence against the Sikh communities in the anti-Sikh riots which resulted in the massacre of thousands of Sikhs throughout India ; Khushwant Singh described the actions as being a Sikh pogrom in which he " felt like a refugee in my country.

The Dilruba was made by Guru Gobind Singh Ji at the request of his Sikhs.

Sikhs are represented in Indian politics by the current Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is the head of the government ( the nominal head is the President of India ) and wields the supreme authority, including the nuclear button, and the Deputy Chairman of the Indian Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

In Malaysia, two Sikhs were elected as MPs during the 2008 general elections ; Karpal Singh ( Bukit Gelugor ) and his son Gobind Singh Deo ( Puchong ).

Two Sikhs were elected as assemblymen: Jagdeep Singh Deo ( Datuk Keramat ) and Keshvinder Singh ( Malim Nawar ).

Sikhs use the word " Singh " distinct from the word " Sing " that is used by Hindu Groups.

The tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh, however, prohibited " Amritdhari " Sikhs, or those that follow the Sikh Rehat Maryada ( the Official Sikh Code of Conduct ) from eating Kutha meat, or meat which has been obtained from animals which have been killed in a ritualistic way.

** Guru Gobind Singh becomes the tenth Guru of the Sikhs.

* The Sikhs adopted the name Singh in 1699 during the Birth of the Khalsa.