HAYĀT KHĀN (d. 1688), one of the disbanded officials of the Mughal army who, along with five hundred Paṭhān soldiers, was recruited by Gurū Gobind Siṅgh at Pāoṇṭā Sāhib, on the recommendation of Pīr Buddhū Shāh of Saḍhaurā.. On the eve of the battle of Bhaṅgāṇī, he however deserted the Gurū and joined the hill chiefs against him. Hayāt Khān was challenged in the battle by Kirpāl, the mahant or head of the Udāsī sādhūs. Kirpāl killed Hayāt Khān with his heavy club. The feat is described by Gurū Gobind Siṅgh in a vivid image in his Bachitra Nāṭak.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. Bachitra Nāṭak.
  2. Kuir Siṅgh, Gurbilās Pātshāhī 10. Patiala, 1968
  3. Senāpati, Kavī, Srī Gur Sobhā. Patiala, 1968
  4. Santokh Siṅgh, Bhāī, Srī Gur Pratāp Sūraj Granth. Amritsar, 1927-33

Gaṇḍā Siṅgh