ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>MEDIN&#298 PRAK&#256SH</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="MEDIN*,PRAKSH"> <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">&#65279MEDIN&#298 PRAK&#256SH, ruler from 1684 to 1704 of Sirm&#363r, a state situated along the river Yamun&#257 in the Kay&#257rd&#257 D&#363n valley of the &#346iv&#257lik hills, was one among the hill chiefs who did not support R&#257j&#257 Bh&#299m Chand of Kahl&#363r in his designs against Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh. In April 1685, he invited the Gur&#363 to spend some time with him at N&#257han which had a cool climate and abounded in game. The Gur&#363 accepted the invitation and travelled to N&#257han. As he reached the vicinity of the town (14 April 1685), R&#257j&#257 Medin&#299 Prak&#257sh came out to receive him and took him to his palace and looked after him and his Sikhs in a most hospitable manner. Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh lived in the N&#257han territory for about three years and got a fort built at P&#257o&#7751&#7789&#257. The years spent at P&#257o&#7751&#7789&#257 were the most creative and significant in the Gur&#363's career. While in the Sirm&#363r territory, Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh had also to fight a battle at Bha&#7749g&#257&#7751&#299 on 8 September 1688 (15 April 1688 according to some sources) against R&#257j&#257 Bh&#299m Chand and his allies. Though victorious in battle, Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh left P&#257o&#7751&#7789&#257 for Anandpur soon afterwards. R&#257j&#257 Medin&#299 Prak&#257sh, who did not join the hill chiefs in their battle against Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh, incurred the displeasure of both the princes and the Mu<u>gh</u>al government. He died issueless in 1704.</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"> Sukh&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurbil&#257s Dasv&#299&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299</i>. Lahore, 1912<BR> <li class="C1"> Kuir Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurbil&#257s P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 10</i>. Patiala, 1968<BR> <li class="C1"> Harbans Singh, <i>Guru Gobind Singh</i>. Chandigarh, 1967<BR> <li class="C1"> Dhillon, D.S. and S.S. Bhullar, <i>Battles of Guru Gobind Singh</i>. Delhi, 1990<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">K. S. Th&#257par<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>