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(1670–1716 CE).
Sikh military leader. Band
Si
gh, originally Lachman D
s, became a
bair
g
(Hindu renunciant) in early youth, adopting the name M
dho D
s. He settled as a hermit at
Nander
where he later became Gur
Gobind Si
gh's
ardent follower, renamed Band
(slave). The gur
authorized him to punish the persecutors of the Sikhs. After eight years of fighting against the Mughals he was besieged at Gurd
s-Na
gal and cruelly executed in Delhi.
Sikh military leader. Band
Sigh, originally Lachman Ds, became abair
g(Hindu renunciant) in early youth, adopting the name Mdho Ds. He settled as a hermit atNander
where he later became Gur
Gobind Sigh'sardent follower, renamed Band
(slave). The gurauthorized him to punish the persecutors of the Sikhs. After eight years of fighting against the Mughals he was besieged at Gurds-Nagal and cruelly executed in Delhi.
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