ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>JAI SI&#7748GH MIRZ&#256 R&#256J&#256 (1605-1667)</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="JAI,SIDGH,MIRZ,RJ,Person,Person"> <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">&#65279JAI SI&#7748GH, MIRZ&#256 R&#256J&#256 (1605-1667), Kachhv&#257h&#257 R&#257jp&#363t prince and one of the senior generals under the Mu<u>gh</u>al emperors Sh&#257h Jah&#257&#7749 (1628-58) and Aura&#7749gz&#299b (1658-1707), succeeded to the feudal chieftainship of Amber (Jaipur) in 1617 when he also got his first appointment in the Mu<u>gh</u>al army. "Since then," writes Sir Jad&#363n&#257th Sark&#257r, <i>History of Aura&#7749gz&#299b</i>, vol. IV, "he had fought under the imperial banner in every part of the empire -- from Balkh in Central Asia to B&#299j&#257pur in the Deccan, from Qandahar in the west to Mungir in the east." When he was fighting for the throne in 1858, Aura&#7749gz&#299b had solicited and secured Jai Si&#7749gh's assistance as a reward for which he was made governor of Delhi city with the grant of S&#257mbhar, a rich province flourishing on its salt trade. Mirz&#257 R&#257j&#257 Jai Si&#7749gh although a Mu<u>gh</u>al vassal, was a staunch Hindu and an admirer of the Sikh Gur&#363s. During his stay at Delhi, he was used by Aura&#7749gz&#299b as an intermediary to summon to the court first Gur&#363 Har R&#257i in 1661 and later Gur&#363 Har Krishan in 1664. Gur&#363 Har R&#257i did not go to Delhi himself, and sent his son R&#257m R&#257i instead. Gur&#363 Har Krishan, who in compliance with the Emperor's wishes, visited Delhi in March 1664, put up in R&#257j&#257 Jai Si&#7749gh's bungalow which is now the site of Gurdw&#257r&#257 Ba&#7749gl&#257 S&#257hib in New Delhi. He passed away there on 30 March 1664. Later in 1664, Mirz&#257 R&#257j&#257 Jai Si&#7749gh at the head of 14,000 troops was assigned to the Deccan campaign against Shiv&#257j&#299. Jai Si&#7749gh not only reconquered a number of forts but also persuaded Shiv&#257j&#299 in 1666 to attend the Emperor's court. He was kept in virtual confinement in the house of the Kachhv&#257h&#257 R&#257j&#257 under the care of Jai Si&#7749gh's son, Ka&#7749var R&#257m Si&#7749gh. But Shiv&#257j&#299 and his son, Shambh&#363j&#299, made good their escape on 19 August 1666. Aura&#7749gz&#299b's suspicion and ire fell upon R&#257m Si&#7749gh as well as upon Jai Si&#7749gh. The latter was recalled to the court, but he died on the way at Burh&#257npur on 2 July 1667.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1927-33<BR> <li class="C1"> Macauliffe, Max Arthur, <i>The Sikh Religion</i>. Oxford, 1909<BR> <li class="C1"> Trilochan Singh, <i>Guru Tegh Bahadur : Prophet and Martyr</i>. Delhi, 1967<BR> <li class="C1"> Harbans Singh, <i>Guru Tegh Bahadur</i>. Delhi, 1992<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Bhagat Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>