ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>JHA&#7750&#7692&#256 BH&#256&#298 (1580-1661)</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="JHAF ,BH*,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">&#65279JHA&#7750&#7692&#256, BH&#256&#298 (1580-1661), a prominent Sikh of Gur&#363 Har R&#257i's time, was a grandson of Bh&#257&#299 Bh&#257n&#257, the youngest son of the venerable Bh&#257&#299 Bu&#7693&#7693h&#257. He was born to Bh&#257&#299 Bh&#257n&#257's younger son, Sarvan and his wife &#256&#299y&#257&#7749, in 1580. At the age of 16, he was married to B&#299b&#299 Sulakkha&#7751&#299. Even during the lifetime of his grandfather, he displayed interest in managing the family estate which he extended considerably. It is said that he had in that area twenty-five villages, the land revenue of which accrued to him. He also had a <i>j&#257g&#299r</i> given him by Emperor Sh&#257h Jah&#257&#7749. He became a wealthy and influential man, yet he maintained his reputation as a pious and humble Sikh of the Gur&#363. He made frequent visits to Amritsar and, later to K&#299ratpur to wait upon him. When his father, Bh&#257&#299 Sarvan, joined Gur&#363 Hargobind's train, he summoned his son to K&#299ratpur. There Bh&#257&#299 Jha&#7751&#7693&#257 devoted himself whole-heartedly to the service of the Gur&#363 and his Sikhs, who came from far and near to see him. He brought firewood from the forests for the Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar. He was especially known for his spirit of humility and obedience. It is recorded by a contemporary chronicler, Zulfiq&#257r Ardist&#257n&#299, the author of <i>Dabist&#257n-i-Maz&#257hib</i>, that once Gur&#363 Hargobind, while having a stroll in the garden at K&#299ratpur, told Bh&#257&#299 Jha&#7751&#7693&#257 to stand and wait for him at the entrance. The Gur&#363 after some time left through another exit. Jha&#7751&#7693&#257, in the absence of any further instructions, kept standing at the garden-gate until the Gur&#363, informed on the fourth day of what had happened, recalled him. After his father's death in 1651, Bh&#257&#299 Jha&#7751&#7693&#257 took his place in the Gur&#363's train. He himself died at his village, Jha&#7751&#7693&#257 Ramd&#257s, in early 1661. It is said that Gur&#363 Har R&#257i himself attended his funeral and appointed his son, Bh&#257&#299 Gurditt&#257, to take his place at K&#299ratpur.</p> </ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>