ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>HAR&#298 CHAND (d. 1688)</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="HAR*,CHAND"> <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">&#65279HAR&#298 CHAND (d. 1688), ruler of the hill state of Ha&#7751&#7693&#363r, modern N&#257l&#257ga&#7771h, who took part as an ally of R&#257j&#257 Bh&#299m Chand of Kahl&#363r in the battle of Bha&#7749g&#257&#7751&#299, fought in 1688, 10 km northeast of P&#257o&#7751&#7789&#257. Although he was an adversary, Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh pays handsome tribute to his gallantry in his <i>Bachitra N&#257&#7789ak</i> : "The brave Har&#299 Chand planted his feet firmly on the field and furiously discharged his arrows which went through and through his opponents." When one of the Gur&#363's cousins, J&#299t Mall, fell in single combat with Har&#299 Chand, Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh mounted his charger and rode into the thick of the contest. He confronted Har&#299 Chand and the action which ensued is thus described : "Har&#299 Chand, in a rage, drew forth his arrows. He struck my steed with one and then discharged another at me, but God preserved me and it only grazed my ear in its flight. His third arrow penetrated the buckle of my waist-belt and reached my body, but wounded me not. As I felt the touch of the arrow, my wrath was aroused. I took up my bow and began to discharge arrows. Upon this my adversaries began to flee. I took aim and discharged another. The young chief, Har&#299 Chand, was killed ."</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"><i>Bachitra N&#257&#7789ak</i><BR> <li class="C1"> Gupta, Hari Ram, <i>History of the Sikhs</i>, vol. I. Delhi, 1973<BR> <li class="C1"> Dhillon, Dalbir Singh, and S.S. Bhullar, <i>Battles of Guru Gobind Singh</i>. Delhi, 1990<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Sard&#257r Si&#7749gh Bh&#257&#7789&#299&#257<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>