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<p class="C1">&#65279SA&#7692HAUR&#256, an old town 43 km east of Amb&#257l&#257 (30º-23'N, 76º-47'E) in Hary&#257&#7751&#257, has a place in Sikh piety, being the seat of Sayyid Sh&#257h Badr ud-D&#299n, commonly known as P&#299r Buddh&#363 Sh&#257h, a Muslim saint who became a devotee of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh. P&#299r Buddh&#363 Sh&#257h took the part of the Gur&#363 in the battle of Bha&#7749g&#257&#7751&#299 in which two of his sons and several followers laid down their lives. While stopping over at Kap&#257l Mochan on his way back from P&#257o&#7751&#7789&#257 to Anandpur in 1688, Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh visited the P&#299r at S&#257&#7693haur&#257. The P&#299r was later executed by the local <i>faujd&#257r</i>, Usm&#257n <u>Kh</u>&#257n, for his liberal views and for the help given by him to Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh. B&#257b&#257 Band&#257 Si&#7749gh Bah&#257dur avenged the P&#299r's death when he invested Sa&#7693haur&#257; in 1710. The fortress was completely demolished, the <i>faujd&#257r</i> was hanged, and the town was plundered.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A shrine, known as Gurdw&#257r&#257 B&#257b&#257 Band&#257 Bah&#257dur inside the ruined fort, crumbled down and a new Gurdw&#257r&#257 was constructed close to the fort wall. It retains its old name, although two variations--- Quil&#257 Gurdw&#257r&#257 and Gurdw&#257r&#257 Qatalga&#7771h--- are also current. Another <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> has recently been constructed at Sa&#7692haur&#257 in honour of P&#299r Budd&#363 Sh&#257h.Gurdw&#257r&#257 P&#299r Buddh&#257 Sh&#257h is looked after by the local Si&#7749gh Sabh&#257, whereas Gurdw&#257r&#257 B&#257b&#257 Band&#257 Bah&#257dur is managed privately.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Kuir Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurbil&#257s P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 10.</i> Ed.Shamsher Si&#7749gh Ashok. Patiala, 1968<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> [Reprint]. Patiala, 1970<BR>
<li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1927-35<BR>
<li class="C1"> S&#363r&#299, V.S. and Gurcharan Si&#7749gh, <i>P&#299r Buddh&#363 Sh&#257h</i>. Chandigarh, 1971<BR>
<li class="C1"> Khushwant Si&#7749gh, <i>A History of the Sikhs</i>, vol. I. Princeton, 1963<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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