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In the skirmish that took place with Gurbakhsh's men about fifty to sixty masands were killed. But the willy masand Gurbakhsh escaped.

...rue Guru, Dir Mall turned against his uncle and conspired with one of his masands, Shihan, who one day fired a shot at [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] missing his targ

...charge of them for several decades'. As Sikh chronicles record, it was masands appointed by HarijT who had Guru Tegh Bahadur's entry barred into the H

...Gurdwaras are riddled with MUNNMUKH GRANTHIS much worse than those greedy Masands fried alive.

...itten during 1699 or later, confirming the abolition of the institution of masands simultaneously with the creation of the [[Khalsa]] on 30 March 1699. The a

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...ed the system and publicly punished some of the unscrupulous and dishonest Masands.

Nervous and restless became many others. Rejection of the Masands, spoke he of, And worship of one God, the Supreme.'''

...rnings to contribute to the Guru's Court and the Guruka Lungar. Twenty-two Masands were appointed who went to visit the Sikhs on their farms and in their outl

The abolition of the institution of masands is ascribed to the corruption that had overtaken the institution. Guru

minas (reprobates), the masands (agents once accredited to local Sikh communities as Guru’s

...riod. No wonder the tenth Guru, Gobind Singh, abolished the institution of masands (guru's nominees). It had been established by the third Guru and flourished

...rnings to contribute to the Guru’s Court and the Guruka Lungar. Twenty-two Masands were appointed who went to visit the Sikhs on their farms and in their outl ...crystallized into the institution of Das Vandhh and the Gurus established masands for its collection."

...two devoted Gursikhs, all noble, devout men and women (called sangatia or masands) were appointed by Guru Amar Das Ji to spread Guru Nanak Dev Ji’ s messag

...ion with the Guru subsequent to the elimination by him of the intermediary masands or local community leaders ministering their dioceses in different parts. T

...ral injunctions as well as the code of communal conduct laid down. Later, masands or local leaders, specially authorized by the Gurus, also administered char [[Guru Gobind Singh]], who had abolished the institution of masands replaced charan pahul with [[khanda di Pahul]]. He summoned a special asse

...'s toe to be initiated into the fold. When the Guru was not present, the ''masands'' or the local ''sangat'' leaders officiated. A reference to initiation by ii. the masands (agents once accredited to local Sikh communities as Guru’s representativ

...event any harm coming to [[Guru Harkrishan]] either by Aurangzeb or by the masands of Ram Rai.

...unds for their own purposes. Putting and end to the practise of appointing Masands [[Guru Gobind Singh]] decided that the Sikh Sangats would work with the Gur

...oying the privilege of baptising the new Sikhs. Through this privilege the Masands established their authority and superiority over other Sikhs. Guru Hargobir ...here they did not allow that he might eat salty food. During this time the Masands and the Sikhs used to go and bow down before the walls of the fort. At last