Udham Singh was executed by the British in London for the assassination of Michael O'Dwyer on March 13, 1940.

Michael O'Dwyer was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 and had approved the actions of Reginald Dyer. 

The fort was originally a mud fortress built in 1760 by the Bhangi Misl chieftain, Gujjar Singh Bhangi, and was known as "Bhangian da Qila".

It was later captured and extensively renovated by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the early 19th century, who renamed it Gobindgarh Fort after the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. 

The Maghi Mela is a major annual gathering in Muktsar Sahib to honor the memory of 40 brave Sikh warriors (the Chali Mukte or Forty Liberated Ones) who sacrificed their lives fighting the Mughal army of Wazir Khan in the Battle of Muktsar (Khidrana) in 1705.

Before dying, their leader Mahan Singh requested Guru Gobind Singh to tear up the Bedava (a letter of desertion the 40 Sikhs had signed earlier), and the Guru did so, blessing them as "mukte" (liberated). 

Amrita Pritam was the first woman to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956 for her magnum opus, a long poem titled Sunehade (meaning "Messages"). 

The Battle of Muktsar was the last battle fought by Guru Gobind Singh against the Mughal imperial army.

The Mughal forces were led by the Governor of Sirhind, Nawab Wazir Khan.