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<p class="C1">&#65279LAKKH&#362, BH&#256&#298, a pious Sikh of the time of Gur&#363 Hargobind (1595-1644) was also a brave warrior. He commanded a troop in the battle of Kart&#257rpur fought against the imperial army under Qutab <u>Kh</u>&#257n, <i>faujd&#257r</i> of Jalandhar and a cousin of Paind&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n. P&#257ind&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n, the Pa&#7789h&#257n who had been reared by Gur&#363 Hargobind and who had remained with him for many years but had now turned hostile and attacked him with his cousin's help. According to <i>Gurbil&#257s Chhev&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299</i>, Bh&#257&#299 Lakkh&#363 fought valiantly at the head of his contingent. He continued to fight even after his horse had been killed, but was felled as an arrow from Qutab <u>Kh</u>&#257n's bow hit him in the forehead. As he lay wounded, Qutab <u>Kh</u>&#257n severed his head with a blow of his sword. According to <i>Bha&#7789&#7789 Vah&#299 Mult&#257n&#299 Sindh&#299</i>, the battle of Kart&#257rpur raged for three days --- 26-28 April 1635.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"><i>Gurbil&#257s Chhev&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 </i>. Patiala, 1970<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"> Macauliffe, Max Arthur, <i>The Sikh Religion</i>. Oxford, 1909<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Bhagat Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR>
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