ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>KO&#7788H&#256 GUR&#362</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="KOlH,GURj"> <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">&#65279KO&#7788H&#256 GUR&#362, famous old village of the Punjab, announces its antiquity through the existence on its outskirts of a deserted ancient mound. This bulbous mountain of sand dominates the entire skyline of the village concealing within its folds many a layer of distant history. Once upon a time this sprawling old mound was the seat of the M&#257ns, still called in those parts by their old name of "Manh&#257s."</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The modern period of the village begins with the acquisition of the village site from the Mu<u>gh</u>al emperor Jah&#257&#7749g&#299r by B&#257b&#257 Prith&#299 Chand of the line of the So&#7693h&#299s. The earlier name of Ko&#7789he Prith&#299 Chand Ke was changed to Ko&#7789ha Gur&#363 by Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The story is also current about the Mu<u>gh</u>al official Sulh&#299 <u>Kh</u>&#257n who met with a painful death in a burning fire. He had allowed his horse to run loose over the half-burnt bricks of a kiln. The fact is attested by a line in the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib itself (GG, 825) .</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In the time of B&#257b&#257 Prith&#299 Chand's, son Miharb&#257n, the place became a centre of learning and many weighty manuscripts emanated from here. Among them were the <i>Go&#7779&#7789s</i> of the Bhagats and <i>Bhagat B&#257&#7751&#299 Param&#257rtha</i> and <i>Poth&#299 Such Kha&#7751&#7693</i> which is a Janam S&#257kh&#299 or life-story of Gur&#363 N&#257nak. Miharb&#257n's son and his younger brother wrote commentaries on the sacred texts.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; So&#7693h&#299 Ahhay Si&#7749gh who lived in Ko&#7789h&#257 Gur&#363 wrote his monumental <i>Harjas Granth</i>. So&#7693h&#299 Faujd&#257r Si&#7749gh was another charismatic character. He had been allowed by the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 to keep with him as a special privilege a body of 100 horsemen. In the Si&#7749gh Sabh&#257 days, Pa&#7751&#7693it Indar Si&#7749gh of Ko&#7789h&#257 Gur&#363 became famous for his learned commentary on an old Sanskrit text "Aushnash Simrti."</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Kuir Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurbil&#257s P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 10. </i> Patiala, 1968<BR> <li class="C1"> Sukh&#257 Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Gurbil&#257s D&#257svi&#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, 1927-33<BR> <li class="C1"> T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Guru T&#299rath Sa&#7749grahi</i>. Kankhal, 1975.<BR> <li class="C1"> Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u> Gur&#363. <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257</i>. Patiala, 1970<BR> <li class="C1"> Bha&#7749g&#363, Ratan Si&#7749gh, <i>Pr&#257ch&#299n Panth Prak&#257sh</i>. Amritsar, 1914<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Gi&#257n&#299 Balwant Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>