ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>BHA&#7748G&#256&#7750&#298</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="BHADGF*"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279BHA&#7748G&#256&#7750&#298, a small village on the right bank of the River Yamun&#257 about 11 km from P&#257o&#7751&#7789&#257 (30º-25'N, 70º-40'E) in Sirm&#363r district of Him&#257chal Pradesh was the scene of a battle between the hill <i>r&#257j&#257s</i> and Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh. The chiefs taking exception to Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh's teaching equalizing all castes and feeling jealous of his growing influence, marched against him, led by R&#257j&#257 Fateh Chand of Sr&#299nagar (Ga&#7771hv&#257l). Forestalling the attack on P&#257o&#7751&#7789&#257, Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh advanced towards Bha&#7749g&#257&#7751&#299 with his Sikhs. The <i>r&#257j&#257s</i>, reinforced by a few hundred Pa&#7789h&#257ns who had deserted the Gur&#363's camp, were confident of their strength and had imprudently collected their force in the open ground on the river bed. The Gur&#363 established his base in a grove and kept his forward troops on a higher ground, and selected for himself a vantage point from where to direct the action. The battle fought on 18 September 1688 ended in favour of the Sikhs. Two shrines exist at Bha&#7749g&#257&#7751&#299 commemorating this battle.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 T&#298RGA&#7770H&#298 stands on the mound where the Gur&#363 had stood to control the battle. The present building at Gurdw&#257r&#257 T&#299r Ga&#7771h&#299 consists of a square hall with a verandah on all four sides.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GURDW&#256R&#256 BHA&#7748G&#256&#7750&#298 S&#256HIB marks the site where the Gur&#363 had kept his munitions and provisions. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 was reconstructed in late 1970's by Sant Sev&#257 Si&#7749gh of Anandpur. Adjacent to the Gurdw&#257r&#257 is a well sunk in 1936-37 by B&#257b&#257 Indar Si&#7749gh, a disciple of B&#257b&#257 Karam Si&#7749gh of Hot&#299. Both these <i>gurdw&#257r&#257s</i> are managed by a local committee.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Kuir Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurbil&#257s P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 10</i>. Patiala, 1968<BR> <li class="C1"> &#7788h&#257kar Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gurdu&#257re Darshan</i>. Amritsar, 1923<BR> <li class="C1"> T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Amritsar, n. d.<BR> <li class="C1"> Harbans Singh, <i>Guru Gobind Singh</i>. Chandigarh, 1966<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>