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Sri Gur Panth Prakash (Rattan Singh Bhangoo) SRI GUR PANTH PRAKASH (RATTAN SINGH BHANGOO) VOLUME II (Episodes 82 to 169) SRI GUR PANTH PRAKASH (RATTAN SINGH BHANGOO) VOLUME II (Episodes 82 to 169) ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY KULWANT SINGH 542 NANAKSHAHI (2010 CE) Institute of Sikh Studies Chandigarh ISBN :81-85815-31-3 SRI GUR PANTH PRAKASH (VOL. II) English Translation by KULWANT SINGH 2010/542 NS Copies: 1000 Price : Rs. 650/- Publisher INSTITUTE OF SIKH STUDIES Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Kanthala, Indl Area Phase II, Chandigarh - 160002 Phone: +91 (172) 2642580, Fax: +91 (172) 2642581 Website: www.sikhstudies.org; Email: [email protected] Printers Sidharath Media Printers, 24/9, Indl Area Phase II Chandigarh - 160 002 Dedicated to Dr Kharak Singh "The Guide, the guardian of my heart, and soul Of all my moral being" Sri Gur Panth Prakash vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Gurbani, states, 'Babania kahanian putt sputt karen' (Guru Granth Sahib, p 951) which means worthy sons create worthy history. Keeping this noble tradition alive and being a true inheritor of the rich legacy of his illustrious ancestors and legendary Sikh warriors S Mehtab Singh Mirankot, S Sham Singh head of the Karoresinghia Misl and S Rai Singh, Rattan Singh Bhangoo had chronicled the Sikh history in his magnum opus 'Sri Gur Panth Prakash' (1841). Following and furthering the same instinct, now the sixth generation descendents of S Rattan Singh Bhangoo settled mainly in the villages of Bhari, Saidpura, Kotla and Badla in district Fatehgarh Sahib as well as in distant foreign lands have jointly sponsored the publication of this volume of English translation of Rattan Singh Bhangoo's great epic. The Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh acknowledges this contribution and thanks S Dildar Singh Bhangoo, Lt Col Daljit Singh Bhangoo, S Daljit Singh Bhangoo PCS and the entire Bhangoo dynasty for their spontaneous and gracious gesture in funding this project. _______ CONTENTS • Preface ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... iv • Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... vi 82 Episode About Chandialias, Jandialas And those who harmed The Guru’s Cause and the Sikh Panth And those Given to Debauchery and Irascibility ... ... ... ... 3 83 An Episode that is Shocking ... ... ... ... ... … 5 84 Episode About Tara Singh — The Martyr ... ... ... ... 13 85 Invasion of Moman Khan ... ... ... ... ... … 27 86 Episode About how S. Tara Singh Attained Martyrdom ... ... ... 31 87 Episode of Randhawas (Singhs) of Chamunday and Kairon Nanglian ... 43 88 Episode About Nawab Kapoor Singh, The Nihang Chief ... … 51 89 Episode About Mulkhayan and Biwastay and Dinikhudian … ... 57 90 Episode About the Title of nawabship on S. Kapoor Singh ... ... 73 91 Episode About Jassa Singh (Ahluwalia) ... ... ... ... 93 92 Episode About Nawab Kapor Singh Bhujangi ... ... ... ... 97 93 Episode About Bhai Mani Singh’s Martyrdom ... ... ... ... 105 94 Episode About Nadar Shah ... ... ... ... ... ... 121 95 Episode About Khalsa’s Petition Being heard in the Divine Court ... ... 129 96 Episode About Khanu Nawab, Nawab Zakaria Khan ... ... ... 133 97 Episode About Mehtab Singh, Sukha Singh ... ... ... ... 139 98 Episode About S. Bota Singh — Th Martyr ... ... ... ... 161 99 Episode About Bravery of Bhai Sukha Singh ... ... ... ... 171 100 Another Episode About Sukha Singh ... ... ... ... … 181 101 Another Episode About Sukha Singh ... ... ... ... … 193 102 Another Episode About Sukha Singh’s Brave Acts ... ... … 197 103 Episode About Mehtab Kot ... ... ... ... ... ... 201 104 Episode About Khalsa’s Conduct ... ... ... ... … 207 105 Episode About Subeg Singh Jambar ... ... ... ... … 215 106 Episode About Bhai Taru Singh — A Fearless Martyr ... ... … 229 107 Episode About Babur ... ... ... ... ... ... … 241 108 Episode About Satguru (Guru Nanak) ... ... ... ... … 253 109 Another Episode About (Taru Singh) ... ... ... ... … 281 110 Episode About Mehtab Singh ... ... ... ... ... ... 283 111 Episode About Bhai Taru Singh ... ... ... ... … 287 112 Episode About painful death of Nawab Khan Bahadur ... ... ... 295 113 Another Episode About the Nawab Khan Bahadur ... ... … 317 ii Sri Gur Panth Prakash 114 Episode About Bhai Taru Singh ... ... ... ... … 321 115 Episode About the Slaughter of Jassu (Jaspat Rai) ... ... … 325 116 Episode About Massacre at Parol and Kathuha (Chhota Ghalughara) ... 337 117 Another Episode ... ... ... ... ... ... … 371 118 Another Episode-Head Count of Singhs Martyred ... ... … 375 119 Episode About the Destined Death of Lakhu and Shah Nawaz ... ... 377 120 Episode About Ram Rauni ... ... ... ... ... ... 385 121 Episode About the Valour of Kaura Mal ... ... ... ... … 399 122 Episode About Sri Amritsar ... ... ... ... ... ... 403 123 Episode About Ahmad Shah Abdali and Sukha Singh ... ... ... 405 123 Episode 123 continued … … … ... ... ... 415 124 Episode About Adina Beg And Sodhi Vad Bhag Singh ... ... … 417 125 Episode About Marathas And the Khalsa Panth ... ... ... ... 437 126 Episode About Sadiq Beg’s Betrayal in Friendship ... ... … 443 127 Episode About Gazdi (The Minister) ... ... ... ... … 449 128 Episode About Whole of India And Gilja Pathans ... ... … 453 129 Episode About Maneuvers of Gilja Pathans And Singhs ... ... … 453 130 Episode About Hatlhoo Singh Majhail ... ... ... ... … 455 131 Episode About Bikaner ... ... ... ... ... ... 457 132 Episode About the Bangar Region ... ... ... ... … 457 133 Episode About Mit Singh — The Martyr ... ... ... … 459 134 Episode About Mir Mannu ... ... ... ... ... ... 463 135 Episode About Mathura And Koel ... ... ... ... … 469 136 Episode About (Ghallughara) Near Malerkotla, Kup And Poheed ... ... 481 137 Episode About the Rift between Khalsa Panth And the Brars ... ... 517 138 Another Episode About the Brars ... ... ... ... … 527 139 Episode About Kapoora Brar … ... ... ... ... … 531 140 Episode About the Slaughter At Morinda ... ... ... ... 535 141 Episode About the Robbing of Luxmi Narayan Kshtriya ... ... … 547 142 Episode About First Invasion on Kasur ... ... ... ... … 549 143 Episode About Dileramian ... ... ... ... ... ... 565 144 Episode About Dileramian contd. ... ... ... ... … 567 145 Episode About the Occupation of Doaba ... ... ... ... 583 146 Episode About Further Occupation of More Territory ... ... … 589 147 Episode About the Taruna Dal ... ... ... ... ... ... 591 148 Episode About Both Budha Dal and Taruna Dal ... ... ... ... 593 149 Episode About The Capture of Sir Buland Khan ... ... ... ... 599 150 Episode About Occupation of Sirhind And Slaughter of Zain Khan … 603 151 Another Episode About Sirhind ... ... ... ... … 609 152 Episode About Construction of A Memorial at Sirhind ... ... … 613 153 Episode About Occupation And Handing Over of Sirhind... ... … 619 154 Episode About Occupation And Handing Over of Towns to the Descendents of Bhai Bhagtu And Baba Phool ... ... ... 623 155 Episode About Khalsa Panth’s Occupation of Both Sides... ... … 629 Sri Gur Panth Prakash iii 156 Episode About Nihang Gurbakhsh Singh ... ... ... ... 631 157 Episode About Ahmed Shah Abdali, Jawahar Mal of Bharatpur And Najib Khan Rohilla ... ... ... ... ... ... 657 158 Another Episode About Ahmed Shah And Rohilla ... ... ... 669 159 Another Episode ... ... ... ... ... ... … 681 160 Episode About S. Sham Singh’s Misl ... ... ... ... … 685 161 Another Episode About Khalsa Panth ... ... ... ... … 713 162 Another Episode About S. Baghel Singh ... ... ... ... 733 163 Episode About Deegh, Ghumer And Bharatpur ... ... ... ... 743 164 Episode About the Malwa ... ... ... ... ... ... 749 165 Next Episode About the Malwa ... ... ... ... … 759 166 Episode About the Phulkians ... ... ... ... ... ... 763 167 Another Episode About the Phulkians ... ... ... ... … 769 168 Another Episode About Malwa ... ... ... ... ... ... 771 169 Episode About Bunga S. Sham Singh ... ... ... ... ... 783 References ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 786 Quotable Quotes ... ... ... ... ... ... … 830 Index ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 846 _______ iv Sri Gur Panth Prakash PREFACE Rattan Singh Bhangoo, a direct descendant and grandson of two of the most illustrious Sikh warriors, is the author of Sri Guru Panth Parkash, a social chronicle and a poetico- historical epic of Sikh history particularly of the darkest and the most violent 18th century. This epic, being based on the eye-witness accounts of his illustrious ancestors about the Sikh- Mughal and Sikh-Afghan battles and superhuman sacrifices of the legendary Sikh warriors, the eighteenth century Sikh history comes alive in its poetic verses. Imbued with the spirit of setting the record straight immediately after the highly biased and distorted writings of his contemporary Muslim and Hindu scribes about the Sikhs and their struggle for their sovereign human rights, Rattan Singh Bhangoo was a “man of the moment” in the historical sense. His chance encounter with the British political resident at Ludhiana and the latter’s keen desire to learn about Sikh history provided him the proper opportunity to record the major events of Sikh history from the inception of Sikh religion upto the end of eighteenth century. In this poetic epic of one hundred and seventy episodes selected subjectively, there runs a consistent under- current of the author’s highly philosophical and ideological vision about Sikh religion and its distinct ethos and divine sanction behind its inception. Rebutting the contemporary Muslim scribe’s derogatory version about the Sikhs being rebellious subjects without any religious ideology or Divine sanction for their alleged claims to sovereignty, this Sikh chronicler brings
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