DEVĪ DĀS was, according to Bhāī Santokh Siṅgh, Srī Gur Pratāp Sūraj Granth, a devout Sikh of the time of Gurū Hargobind (1595-1644), trained in martial skills. He, took part in the battle of Amritsar (1629) in which the Sikhs worsted the attacking Mughal force led by Mukhlis Khān, the faujdār of Lahore.