KARAM CHAND (d. 1621), the son of Chandū Shāh and a revenue official under 'Abdullā Khān, faujdār of Jalandhar, bore enmity towards Gurū Hargobind because of his father's death at the hands of the Sikhs. He along with Ratan Chand, the son of Bhagvān Dās Gheraṛ, Chaudharī of Ruhelā, instigated 'Abdullā Khān to march troops against Gurū Hargobind. A clash occurred at the village of Ruhelā in1621. Karam Chand lost his life in this action.

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