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<p class="C1">&#65279MUMT&#256Z, according  to Sar&#363p Si&#7749gh Kaushish, <i>Gur&#363 k&#299&#257&#7749 S&#257kh&#299&#257&#7749</i>, was the daughter of Niha&#7749g <u>Kh</u>&#257n, Muslim chief of Ko&#7789l&#257 Niha&#7749g <u>Kh</u>&#257n near Ropa&#7771. She served the Sikh warrior Bh&#257&#299 Bachittar Si&#7749gh who, severely wounded in a skirmish after the evacuation of Anandpur in December 1705, had been brought to her father's house. To throw the pursuers off the scent, Niha&#7749g <u>Kh</u>&#257n told them that the wounded person in the house was his son-in-law. Even Mumt&#257z declared Bh&#257&#299 Bachittar Si&#7749gh to be her husband. The latter, though well looked after by his hosts, did not survive and succumbed to his injuries.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Padam, Pi&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh, and Gi&#257n&#299 Garj&#257 Si&#7749gh, eds. <i> Gur&#363 k&#299&#257&#7749 S&#257kh&#299&#257&#7749 </i>. Patiala, 1986<BR>
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