ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>DEVA SI&#7748GH BH&#256&#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="DEVA,SIDGH,BH*"> <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">&#65279DEVA SI&#7748GH, BH&#256&#298, and Bh&#257&#299 &#298shar Si&#7749gh were among the Five Mukt&#257s, who formed the first batch after the Pañj Pi&#257re to receive baptism of the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 on the Bais&#257kh&#299 day of AD 1699. According to <i>Rahitn&#257m&#257 Haz&#363r&#299 Bh&#257&#299 Chaup&#257 Si&#7749gh Chhibbar</i>, the draft of a <i>rahitn&#257m&#257</i> was prepared by these Mukt&#257s which later received Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh's approval. Bh&#257&#299 Dev&#257 Si&#7749gh and Bh&#257&#299 &#298shar Si&#7749gh fell fighting in the battle of Chamkaur (7 December 1705).</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Macauliffe, Max Arthur, <i>The Sikh Religion</i>. Oxford, 1909<BR> <li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1926-37<BR> <li class="C1"> Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u> Gur&#363 <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257</i>. Patiala, 1970<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>