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<p class="C1">&#65279SH&#256HB&#256Z SI&#7748GH (d. 1745) was the son of Subeg Si&#7749gh, the <i>kotw&#257l</i> of Lahore under the Mu<u>gh</u>al governor, Zakar&#299y&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n. He went to a Muhammadan school to read Persian and Arabic. He made good progress in his studies and caught the notice of the <i>maulaw&#299</i> for his highly intelligent manner. The latter wished to bring him into the fold of Islam, and began to offer him all kinds of allurements. But young Sh&#257hb&#257z Si&#7749gh firmly resisted all his efforts to convert him. The <i>mull&#257</i> and the <i>q&#257d&#299</i> of Lahore also tried but failed to persuade him to give up the faith of his forefathers. Finally, both Sh&#257hb&#257z Si&#7749gh and his father, Subeg Si&#7749gh, were arrested under the orders of the governor of Lahore. They were invited to accept conversion to save their lives which they refused. Sh&#257hb&#257z Si&#7749gh suffered torture with his father and was like him broken on the wheel. This happened in 1745.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Panth Prak&#257sh</i>. Delhi, 1880<BR>
<li class="C1"> Bha&#7749g&#363, Ratan Si&#7749gh, <i>Pr&#257ch&#299n Panth Prak&#257sh</i>. Amritsar, 1914<BR>
<li class="C1"> Harbans Singh <i>The Heritage of the Sikhs</i>. Delhi, 1983<BR>
<li class="C1"> Gandhi, Surjit Singh, <i>Struggle of the Sikhs for Sovereignty</i>. Delhi, 1980<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Bhagat Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR>
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