Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Punjab after Ludhiana and a major cultural, transportation and economic center in the Majha region. The city is best known as the spiritual and cultural center of Sikhism, home to the Golden Temple, the faith's holiest shrine, which draws pilgrims and visitors from around the world.
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Amritsar, a major city of the Punjab region, was the site of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
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He lived in the Pahuwind village of Amritsar district.
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Amritsar, Bhangi Misl, Punjab (present-day Punjab, India)
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is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana
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455 km (283 mi) north-west of New Delhi. It is 28 km (17.4 mi) from the India
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Colonel Reginald Dyer ordered troops under command to fire on a crowd of demonstrators, mostly Sikhs
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