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'''BHAGO, MAI''', the sole survivor of the battle of [[Khidrana]], i.e. Muktsar (29 December 1705), was a descendant of [[Pero Shah]], the younger brother of [[Bhai Langah]], a [[Dhillon]] Jatt who had converted to Sikh during the time of [[Guru Arjan]]. Born at her ancestral village of Jhabal in presentday [[Amritsa]]r district of the [[Punjab]], she was married to [[Nidhan Singh Varaich]] of [[Patti]]. A staunch Sikh by birth and upbringing, she was distressed to hear in 1705 that some of the Sikhs of her neighbourhood who had gone to [[Anandpur]] to fight for [[Guru Gobind Singh]] had deserted him under adverse conditions. She rallied the deserters persuading them to meet the Guru and apologize to him. She set off along with them and some other Sikhs to seek out the Guru, then travelling across the [[Malva]] region. Mat Bhago and the men she was leading stopped near the dhab or pool of [[Khidrana]] where an imperial army in pursuit of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] had almost overtaken him. They challenged the pursuing host and fought furiously forcing it to retreat. Guru Gobind Singh, who had supported them with a shower of arrows from a nearby high ground, found all the men except one, [[Mahan Singh]], killed when he visited the battlefield. [[Mahari Singh]], who had been seriously wounded, also died as the Guru took him into his lap. Guru Gobind Singh blessed those forty dead as the Forty Liberated Ones. He took into his care Mat Bhago who had also suffered injury in the battle. She thereafter stayed on with Guru Gobind Singh as one of his bodyguard, in male attire. After
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the death of Guru Gobind Singh at Nanded in 1708, she retired further south. She settled down at [[Jinvara]], 11 km from Bidar in [[Karnataka]] where, immersed in meditation, she lived to attain a ripe old age. Her hut in [[Jinvara]] has now been converted into [[Gurdwara Tap Asthan Mai Bhago]]. At [[Nanded]], too, a hall within the compound of [[Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib]] marking the site of her residence is known as [[Bunga Mai Bhago]].
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'''Mai Bhago''' also known as '''Mata Bhag Kaur''' was a [[Sikh woman]] who led 40 Sikh soldiers against the [[Mughal]]s in [[1705]]. She killed several enemy soldiers on the battlefield, and is considered to be a saint warrior by the Sikh Nation for over 300 years. She was the sole survivor of the battle of Khidrana, i.e. [[Battle of Muktsar]] (fought on 29 December 1705); She was a daughter of Bhai Mallo Shah. She was also the grand-daughter of [[Bhai Piro Shah]], who was the younger brother of [[Bhai Langah]], a [[Dhillon]] Jatt Chaudhary of 84 villages, who had become a [[Sikh]] during the time of [[Guru Arjan]], the fifth [[Sikh Guru]]. She was the only sister of four brothers.


Born at her ancestral village of Jhabal Kalan in present day [[Amritsar]] district of the [[Punjab]], in the Majha region, she was married to [[Nidhan Singh Warraich]] of [[Patti]]; She was a staunch Sikh by birth and upbringing. She was distressed to hear in 1705 that some of the Sikhs of her village neighborhood, who had gone to [[Anandpur]] Sahib to fight for [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji, had deserted him under adverse conditions.


==The full details==


References
Finding these 40 men (now called the "challi mukta") who had deserted the tenth Guru she  persuaded them to find the Guru. She managed to convince them to apologize for leaving [[Anandpur sahib]] while it had been under attack; further she them to seek the Guru's permission to be reinstated as Sikhs.
1. Kuir Singh, Gwbilas Patshahl 10. Patiala, 1968
 
2. Santokh Singh, Bhai, Sri Gur Pratap Suraj Granth. Amritsar, 1926-37
She set off along with them and some other Sikhs to find  the Guru, who had been pursued by Mughal forces since leaving Anandpur. They caught up with him in the area around [[Malva]]. Mat Bhago and the men she was leading stopped near the dhab (pool) of [[Khidrana]] just as  an imperial army was about to attack the Guru.
3. Padam, Piara Singh, and Giani Garja Singh, eds., Guru kfari Sakhiari. Patiala, 1986
 
4. Harbans Singh, Guru Gobind Singh. Chandigarh, 1966
The 40 sikhs who had asked the Guru for permission to leave Anandpur, had been allowed to leave, but the Guru had asked them first to leave the  [[Khalsa]] and dis-avowing him as their Guru. Now fate gave them the chance to redeem themselves, never mind that even though they appeared as Sikhs, they were no longer Khalsa. ( But the Guru knew that they were not weak In Sikhi, they would come back, and Guru (Father), would bless them.
 
==Fight to the death==
 
So despite the fact that they surely faced certain death, the forty (chali) men along with Mai Bhago, waded headlong into the Muslim forces (around 10,000 soldiers) and inflicted so much damage that the Muslims were finally forced to give up their attack and retreat  as darkness fell to lick their wounds in the nearby woods.
 
Mai Bhag kaur, was a great Sikh women, with a Keski tied around her head, with the Khalsa Uniform, with her Kirpan fighting, she was the first women In the history of Punjab, to fight On a battlefield.
 
The Guru had watched the battle from a nearby hill and with deadly accuracy had rained down a flurry of arrows on the  Mughal fighters during the attack. Seeing little activity among the party that had come to his aid he rode to the battlefield.
 
He found that group was composed of the forty men who he had asked to  sign a paper dis-avowing him as their Guru, all of them had died of their wounds except one,  Mahan Singh Brar, who was mortally wounded, had only the time to look up at Guru Gobind Singh as he pulled him upright with his arms pulling him into his lap. It is said that the note the men had signed slipped out of the dying Sikh's clothing and was picked up by the Guru who told  Mahan Singh that all was forgiven and that all had died as martyrs as the Guru tore-up their letter of resignation.
 
When someone dies fighting for their faith or religion, the person is called a Shaheed. The Chali Muktis were also Shaheeds.
 
==The Forty Liberated Ones==
 
[[Sri Guru Gobind Singh]] blessed the forty men as the ''forty (chali) liberated ones (mukte)'' and that is still how the men are known today; the "Forty Liberated Ones",  the [[Chali Mukte]]. He took into his care Mata Bhago who had also suffered injury in the battle.
 
After recovering she thereafter stayed on with  Guru Gobind Singh Ji serving as one of his bodyguards, in warrior attire. She was one of many Sikhs who accompanied the Guru on his journey to [[Nanded]]. After the passing of Guru Gobind Singh at Nanded in [[1708]], she retired down at [[Jinvara]], 11 km from Bidar in [[Karnataka]] where, immersed in meditation, she lived to attain a ripe old age.
 
Her hut in [[Jinvara]] has now been converted into [[Gurudwara Tap Asthan Mai Bhago]]. At [[Nanded]], too, a hall within the compound of Takht Sachkhand Sri [[Hazur Sahib]] marking the site of her residence is known as [[Bunga Mai Bhago]].
 
==See also==
 
* [http://kaur.sikhnet.com KAUR - Animated Film about Mai Bhago]
* [[Chali Mukte]]
* [[Amritsar]]
* [[Gurdwara Tap Asthan Mai Bhago]]
* [[Gurdwara Janam Asthan Mai Bhago, Jhabal]]
* [[Battle of Muktsar]]
* [[Sikh women]]
* [[Bhai Langah]]
* [[Mai Bhago Fauj]]
 
==References==
*1. Kuir Singh, Gubilas Patshahl 10. [[Patiala]], 1968
*2. [[Bhai Santokh Singh]], [[Sri Gur Pratap Suraj Granth]]. [[Amritsar]], 1926-37
 
3. [[Piara Singh Padam]] and Giani Garja Singh, eds., Guru kfari Sakhiari. Patiala, 1986
 
4. Harbans Singh, [[Guru Gobind Singh]]. [[Chandigarh]], 1966


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Latest revision as of 17:27, 27 August 2018

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Mata Bhag Kaur Ji

Mai Bhago also known as Mata Bhag Kaur was a Sikh woman who led 40 Sikh soldiers against the Mughals in 1705. She killed several enemy soldiers on the battlefield, and is considered to be a saint warrior by the Sikh Nation for over 300 years. She was the sole survivor of the battle of Khidrana, i.e. Battle of Muktsar (fought on 29 December 1705); She was a daughter of Bhai Mallo Shah. She was also the grand-daughter of Bhai Piro Shah, who was the younger brother of Bhai Langah, a Dhillon Jatt Chaudhary of 84 villages, who had become a Sikh during the time of Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru. She was the only sister of four brothers.

Born at her ancestral village of Jhabal Kalan in present day Amritsar district of the Punjab, in the Majha region, she was married to Nidhan Singh Warraich of Patti; She was a staunch Sikh by birth and upbringing. She was distressed to hear in 1705 that some of the Sikhs of her village neighborhood, who had gone to Anandpur Sahib to fight for Guru Gobind Singh Ji, had deserted him under adverse conditions.

The full details

Finding these 40 men (now called the "challi mukta") who had deserted the tenth Guru she persuaded them to find the Guru. She managed to convince them to apologize for leaving Anandpur sahib while it had been under attack; further she them to seek the Guru's permission to be reinstated as Sikhs.

She set off along with them and some other Sikhs to find the Guru, who had been pursued by Mughal forces since leaving Anandpur. They caught up with him in the area around Malva. Mat Bhago and the men she was leading stopped near the dhab (pool) of Khidrana just as an imperial army was about to attack the Guru.

The 40 sikhs who had asked the Guru for permission to leave Anandpur, had been allowed to leave, but the Guru had asked them first to leave the Khalsa and dis-avowing him as their Guru. Now fate gave them the chance to redeem themselves, never mind that even though they appeared as Sikhs, they were no longer Khalsa. ( But the Guru knew that they were not weak In Sikhi, they would come back, and Guru (Father), would bless them.

Fight to the death

So despite the fact that they surely faced certain death, the forty (chali) men along with Mai Bhago, waded headlong into the Muslim forces (around 10,000 soldiers) and inflicted so much damage that the Muslims were finally forced to give up their attack and retreat as darkness fell to lick their wounds in the nearby woods.

Mai Bhag kaur, was a great Sikh women, with a Keski tied around her head, with the Khalsa Uniform, with her Kirpan fighting, she was the first women In the history of Punjab, to fight On a battlefield.

The Guru had watched the battle from a nearby hill and with deadly accuracy had rained down a flurry of arrows on the Mughal fighters during the attack. Seeing little activity among the party that had come to his aid he rode to the battlefield.

He found that group was composed of the forty men who he had asked to sign a paper dis-avowing him as their Guru, all of them had died of their wounds except one, Mahan Singh Brar, who was mortally wounded, had only the time to look up at Guru Gobind Singh as he pulled him upright with his arms pulling him into his lap. It is said that the note the men had signed slipped out of the dying Sikh's clothing and was picked up by the Guru who told Mahan Singh that all was forgiven and that all had died as martyrs as the Guru tore-up their letter of resignation.

When someone dies fighting for their faith or religion, the person is called a Shaheed. The Chali Muktis were also Shaheeds.

The Forty Liberated Ones

Sri Guru Gobind Singh blessed the forty men as the forty (chali) liberated ones (mukte) and that is still how the men are known today; the "Forty Liberated Ones", the Chali Mukte. He took into his care Mata Bhago who had also suffered injury in the battle.

After recovering she thereafter stayed on with Guru Gobind Singh Ji serving as one of his bodyguards, in warrior attire. She was one of many Sikhs who accompanied the Guru on his journey to Nanded. After the passing of Guru Gobind Singh at Nanded in 1708, she retired down at Jinvara, 11 km from Bidar in Karnataka where, immersed in meditation, she lived to attain a ripe old age.

Her hut in Jinvara has now been converted into Gurudwara Tap Asthan Mai Bhago. At Nanded, too, a hall within the compound of Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib marking the site of her residence is known as Bunga Mai Bhago.

See also

References

3. Piara Singh Padam and Giani Garja Singh, eds., Guru kfari Sakhiari. Patiala, 1986

4. Harbans Singh, Guru Gobind Singh. Chandigarh, 1966

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