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Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib

A colonial road scheme demolished part of the shrine’s enclosure wall; the sanctuary was not demolished.

New Delhi · Delhi

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Not established

As documented: date not established

LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

28.6182°, 77.2048° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

Dates of source consultation are not dates of field inspection. Historical events do not establish the current condition.
No independent specialist review. Complete site history and underlying reference assessment remain open.

AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.

The recorded chronology

Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.

Partial destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1913–1914 AD · sources differ
Public Works Department engineers removed part of the boundary wall for the new capital’s road layout.
eventSupported in consulted sources
Public Works Department engineers removed part of the boundary wall for the new capital’s road layout.
Oberoi’s study dates demolition to May 1913; the reference article says 1914. This entry preserves the discrepancy.
- The Rikabganj agitation — historical study excerpt ↗Scroll.in · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources
1913–1914 · sources differ
- The Rikabganj agitation — historical study excerpt ↗Scroll.in · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorSupported in consulted sources
British colonial Public Works Department
- The Rikabganj agitation — historical study excerpt ↗Scroll.in · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
Rebuilding · not-applicable causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1920 AD
The enclosure wall was rebuilt after the protest campaign.
eventSupported in consulted sources
The enclosure wall was rebuilt after the protest campaign.
- The Rikabganj agitation — historical study excerpt ↗Scroll.in · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources
1920
- The Rikabganj agitation — historical study excerpt ↗Scroll.in · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorSupported in consulted sources
British colonial authorities
- The Rikabganj agitation — historical study excerpt ↗Scroll.in · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28

Location & last documented condition

locationSupported in consulted sources

Approximate locality coordinate; not a surveyed historic footprint.

Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28

present conditionUnknown

Present physical condition has not been independently established in this edition.

Source context

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The Rikabganj agitation — historical study excerpt ↗ · Scroll.in
Harjot Oberoi, historical study excerpt published 2020. Identifies Public Works Department, May 1913 demolition and 1920 reconstruction. Compare the common 1914 date.
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Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article text consulted. Underlying works are separately inventoried; this source is not independent corroboration.
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