ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>ZOR&#256WAR SI&#7748GH P&#256LIT (d. 1708)</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="ZORWAR,SIDGH,PLIT"> <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">&#65279ZOR&#256WAR SI&#7748GH P&#256LIT (d. 1708), generally known as Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh's adopted son was born to Bh&#257&#299 Natth&#363, a carpenter of Bass&#299 Pa&#7789h&#257&#7751&#257&#7749, near Sirhind. His mother, M&#257&#299 Bhikkh&#299, served in the Gur&#363's household at Anandpur, where the boy spent his early childhood, too. He was about the same age as the Gur&#363's third son, Zor&#257war Si&#7749gh, and both of them were playmates. Once he defeated his S&#257hibz&#257d&#257 in a friendly wrestling bout in the presence of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh. The Gur&#363 lovingly remarked, "He, too, is my Zor&#257war (literally, strong or mighty) son", and he treated him as such. The appellation persisted so that his real name is totally lost to history.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the time of the evacuation of Anandpur on the night of 5-6 December 1705, he was among those who were able to cross the flooded Sars&#257. He was however stranded on the left bank of the rivulet and severely wounded in a skirmish near Malikpur Rañgh&#7771&#257&#7749. He took shelter in Ko&#7789l&#257 Niha&#7749g <u>Kh</u>&#257n from where he was conveyed by a relation to the village of &#7692a&#7693he&#7771&#299, near Gobindga&#7771h. Here an old lady, M&#257&#299 P&#363p&#257&#7749, cleaned and dressed his wounds. On recovery he rejoined Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh at Damdam&#257 S&#257hib, Talva&#7751&#7693&#299 S&#257bo, but returned to the north before the Gur&#363 left on his travels to the Deccan. Having stayed briefly at places such as &#7692ha&#7789&#7789&#299&#257&#7749, &#7692a&#7693he&#7771&#299, Ug&#257&#7751&#299 and Bass&#299, he settled down at <u>Kh</u>izr&#257b&#257d, now in Ropa&#7771 district. But he travelled southwards again and joined Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh's camp at I&#8217tm&#257dpur, near &#256gr&#257. He died along with 19 other Sikhs in an unexpected skirmish with local soldiers near Chittorga&#7771h Fort on 3 April 1708. Shrines commemorating him exist at Ko&#7789l&#257 Niha&#7749g <u>Kh</u>&#257n, &#7692a&#7693he&#7771&#299, Ug&#257&#7751&#299 and <u>Kh</u>izar&#257b&#257d.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li 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> <li class="C1"> Sain&#257pati, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Sobh&#257</i>, ed., Gand&#257 Si&#7749gh. Patiala, 1967<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"> Chhibbar, Kesar Si&#7749gh, <i>Ba&#7749s&#257val&#299n&#257m&#257 Das&#257&#7749 P&#257tsh&#257hi&#257&#7749 K&#257</i>, ed., Rattan Si&#7749gh Jagg&#299. Chandigarh, 1972<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Shamsher Si&#7749gh Ashok<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>