ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>K&#256LE KH&#256N</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="KLE"> <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">&#65279K&#256LE <u>KH</u>&#256N, one of the Pa&#7789h&#257n officers who had joined service under Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh at P&#257o&#7751&#7789&#257 S&#257hib after their dismissal from the Mu<u>gh</u>al army. He is said to have remained steadfast in his devotion to the Gur&#363 and his troops fought on his side in the battle of Bha&#7749g&#257&#7751&#299 (1688), whereas most of his other companions had deserted him and crossed over to the hill r&#257j&#257s. Unlike some other participants in the battle of Bha&#7749g&#257&#7751&#299, K&#257le <u>Kh</u>&#257n is not mentioned in Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh's <i>Bachitra N&#257&#7789ak</i>.</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"> Kuir Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurbil&#257s P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 10</i>. Patiala, 1968<BR> <li class="C1"> Sukh&#257 Singh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Gurbil&#257s Dasv&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299</i> . Lahore, 1912<BR> <li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 192733<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Bhagat Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>