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Deg Tegh Fateh (Punjabi: ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ਼ ਫ਼ਤਿਹ; means Victory to Charity and Arms) is a Sikh slogan that signifies the dual responsibility of Khalsa: to provide food and protection for the needy and oppressed.Deg Tegh means kettle and sword, where the kettle symbolizes "charity", as in langar, the free distribution of food.The sword (talwar) represents the warrior code of the Khalsa, The Khanda emblem is a graphical design based on the slogan.The Sikh warrior Banda Singh Bahadur incorporated this slogan into his seal, and Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia struck it into coins in 1765 after a decisive defeat of the rival Afghans.The seal bore the inscription Deg-o-Tegh-o-Fateh Nasrat-i-bedirang, Yaft az Nanak Guru Gobind Singh (Persian: دیگ و تیغ و فتح نصرتِ بیدرنگ یافت از نانک گرو گوبند سنگھ‎‎) "Cauldron (charity), Sword, Victory and Unhesitating Patronage are obtained from Nanak, Guru Gobind Singh."This inscription was later adopted by the Sikh Misaldar Sardars and rulers on their coins.

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  • Deg Tegh Fateh (Punjabi: ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ਼ ਫ਼ਤਿਹ; means Victory to Charity and Arms) is a Sikh slogan that signifies the dual responsibility of Khalsa: to provide food and protection for the needy and oppressed.Deg Tegh means kettle and sword, where the kettle symbolizes "charity", as in langar, the free distribution of food.The sword (talwar) represents the warrior code of the Khalsa, The Khanda emblem is a graphical design based on the slogan.The Sikh warrior Banda Singh Bahadur incorporated this slogan into his seal, and Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia struck it into coins in 1765 after a decisive defeat of the rival Afghans.The seal bore the inscription Deg-o-Tegh-o-Fateh Nasrat-i-bedirang, Yaft az Nanak Guru Gobind Singh (Persian: دیگ و تیغ و فتح نصرتِ بیدرنگ یافت از نانک گرو گوبند سنگھ‎‎) "Cauldron (charity), Sword, Victory and Unhesitating Patronage are obtained from Nanak, Guru Gobind Singh."This inscription was later adopted by the Sikh Misaldar Sardars and rulers on their coins.
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