ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>RAGHUPAT R&#256I NIJJHAR</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="RAGHUPAT,RI,NIJJHAR"> <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">&#65279RAGHUPAT R&#256I NIJJHAR, a rich landlord of Khem Karan in present-day Amritsar district, was a devout Sikh. He called on Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur at Goindv&#257l in 1664, and requested that he be pleased to visit his native Khem Karan. Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur accepted the invitation and came to Khem Karan where Raghupat R&#257i served him with devotion. The Gur&#363 imparted instruction to many who came from the surrounding villages to see him.Gurdw&#257r&#257 Gur&#363sar S&#257hib now marks the site where he had encamped. Raghupat R&#257i presented a pedigree mare to the Gur&#363 as a farewell offering. His son, Amar Si&#7749gh, subsequently received the rites of the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 and joined the force of Band&#257 Si&#7749gh Bah&#257dur. He was a leader of the Banda&#299 faction during the early 1720's.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">P&#257dam, Pi&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh and Gi&#257n&#299 Garj&#257 Si&#7749gh, ed., <i>Gur&#363 k&#299&#257&#7749 S&#257kh&#299&#257&#7749</i>. Patiala, 1986<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Pi&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh Padam<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>