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{{Places of Interest|title=Amritsar|name=Amritsar |link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=211401480495186034184.0004bb47a271c2d44b688&ie=UTF8&t=m&z=14&vpsrc=1}} '''Amritsar''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_327.gif Amritsar District] in the Lahore Division of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period.<br>Amritsar is home to the Golden Temple, the spiritual and cultural center centre of the Sikh religion. It is now the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab, India and is also known for the [[Massacre at Amritsar|Jallianwala Bagh Massacre]] in 1919 under British Rule.
==Spelling variants==
Modern spelling: Amritsar, Variants: Umritsur
== Military history ==
== External Links ==
[http://enwww.wikipedia1911encyclopedia.org/wikiAmritsar Amritsar] Love to Know 1911<br>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_336.gif Amritsar AmritsarCity] WikipediaImperial Gazetteer of India<br>
====Historical books online====
[http://www.archive.org/stream/punjabdisturbanc01lahouoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Punjab disturbances, April 1919; compiled from the Civil and military gazette''] 1919 Archive.org
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