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<p class="C1">&#65279GUJR&#256T (32º-34'N, 74º-5'E), a district town in Pakistan, is sacred to Gur&#363 Hargobind, who stayed here for some time on his way back from Kashm&#299r in 1620. Here he was met by the famous Muslim divine Sh&#257h Daul&#257, well known to a local Sikh, Bh&#257&#299 Ga&#7771h&#299&#257, who also served as a <i>masand</i> in Kashm&#299r preaching Gur&#363 N&#257nak's word. Gurdw&#257r&#257 Chhev&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299, near the K&#257bul&#299 Gate at Gujr&#257t, remained affiliated to the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee until it was abandoned in the wake of mass migrations caused by the partition of the Punjab in 1947.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	During the latter half of the eighteenth century, Gujr&#257t district formed part of Ch&#257r Mah&#257l, i.e. four revenue units of Si&#257lko&#7789, Pasr&#363r, Aura&#7749g&#257b&#257d and Gujr&#257t, which had been ceded by the Mu<u>gh</u>als to the Af<u>gh</u>&#257n invader Ahmad Sh&#257h Durr&#257n&#299 in 1752, but had fallen to the Sikhs following the defeat of the Af<u>gh</u>&#257n general Shah&#257ñch&#299 <u>Kh</u>&#257n in 1797. Gujr&#257t was occupied by S&#257hib Si&#7749gh of the Bha&#7749g&#299 <i>misl</i>, who lost it to Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh in 1801. The final and decisive battle of the second Anglo-Sikh war was fought at Gujr&#257t. After the battle of Chel&#299&#257&#7749v&#257l&#257, the Sikh forces had advanced towards the Chen&#257b and entrenched themselves between the town of Gujr&#257t and the river. The battle took place on 21 February 1849 when the Sikhs after a grim fight lost to the British.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Amritsar, n.d.<BR>
<li class="C1"> &#7788h&#257kar Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gurdu&#257re Darshan</i>. Amritsar, 1923.<BR>
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