ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Y&#256H&#298Y&#256 KH&#256N</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="YH*Y"> <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">&#65279Y&#256H&#298Y&#256 <u>KH</u>&#256N, the eldest son of Naw&#257b Zakar&#299y&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n, became governor of Lahore under the Mu<u>gh</u>als in 1745 after the death of his father. He continued his father's policy of repression against the Sikhs. During his regime, a fracas between a band of Sikh horsemen and the State constabulary resulted in the death of Jaspat R&#257i, Faujd&#257r of Emin&#257b&#257d and younger brother of D&#299w&#257n Lakhpat R&#257i, who was revenue minister to the governor. The minister, bent upon vengeance, took heavy reprisals, rounding up Sikhs living in Lahore and having them executed at the <i>nakh&#257s</i>, the local horse market, later renamed by Sikhs Shah&#299dgañj (martyrs' shrine). Lakhpat R&#257i and Y&#257h&#299y&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n proceeded in pursuit of Sikhs concentrating on the bank of the R&#257v&#299, north of Lahore. The Sikhs retreated further northwards but the hill soldiers coming from the opposite side barred their way. Y&#257h&#299y&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n's troops caught up with the Sikhs at K&#257hn&#363v&#257n in Gurd&#257spur district on 1 May 1746 and inflicted upon them a heavy defeat, with more than 7,000 of them killed in battle and 3,000 taken to Lahore as captives to be executed there. The disaster which overtook the Sikhs is known in history as Chho&#7789&#257 Ghall&#363gh&#257r&#257 or Minor Massacre in contrast to Va&#7693&#7693&#257 Ghal&#363gh&#257r&#257, the Great Massacre, that took place later on 5 February 1762.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sh&#257h Naw&#257z <u>Kh</u>&#257n, brother of Y&#257h&#299y&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n and governor of Mult&#257n, revolted against the authority of Y&#257h&#299y&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n and hostilities between the two brothers continued through the winter months of 1746-47. In March 1747 Sh&#257h Naw&#257z forced his way into Lahore, put Y&#257h&#299y&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n in jail, and proclaimed himself governor of the Punjab.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Bha&#7749g&#363, Ratan Si&#7749gh, <i>Pr&#257ch&#299n Panth Prak&#257sh</i>. Amritsar, 1914<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"> Gand&#257 Si&#7749gh, <i>Sard&#257r Jass&#257 Si&#7749gh &#256hl&#363v&#257l&#299&#257</i>. Patiala, 1969<BR> <li class="C1"> Gupta, Hari Ram, <i>History of the Sikhs</i>, vol. lV. Delhi, 1982<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> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>