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<p class="C1">&#65279J&#298TOJ&#298, M&#256T&#256, the first wife of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh who died in 1700, was the daughter of Bh&#257&#299 Har&#299 Jas, a Subhikkh&#299 Khatr&#299 of Lahore. The betrothal had taken place in 1673. The father-in-law had desired that the bridegroom should come at the head of a marriage party to Lahore where the ceremony should be performed with due dignity. But the fateful events leading to the martyrdom of Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur intervened, and in the changed circumstances it was not possible for the young Gur&#363 to go to Lahore. Therefore, a temporary encampment was raised near the village of Basantga&#7771h, 10 km north of Anandpur, and named Gur&#363 k&#257 Lahore where the nuptials were held on 23 H&#257&#7771 1734 Bk/21 June 1677. Three sons were born to M&#257t&#257 J&#299toj&#299 -- Jujh&#257r Si&#7749gh (14 March 1691), Zor&#257war Si&#7749gh (17 November 1696) and Fateh Si&#7749gh (25 February 1699). As Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh was preparing <i>amrit</i> for initiating the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257, on 30 March 1699, stirring clean water in an iron bowl with a <i>kha&#7751&#7693&#257</i> or double-edged sword, M&#257t&#257 J&#299toj&#299, as the tradition goes, came with sugar crystals which were dropped into the vessel at the Gur&#363's bidding. Sweetness was thus added to the alchemy of steel. M&#257t&#257 J&#299toj&#299 died at Anandpur on 5 December 1700. The cremation took place at Agampur&#257, near the Holga&#7771h Fort. A memorial shrine now stands upon the spot.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Chhibbar, Kesar Si&#7749gh, <i>Bans&#257val&#299n&#257m&#257 Das&#257&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299&#257&#7749 K&#257</i>. Chandigarh, 1972<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Shamsher Si&#7749gh Ashok<br></p><BR>
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