SAṄGRĀM SHĀH (popular name Sāṅgo Shāh), the eldest son of Bhāī Sādhū and Bībī Vīro (the daughter of Gurū Hargobind) and one of Gurū Gobind Siṅgh's cousins. Saṅgrām Shāh, along with his four brothers, Jīt Mall, Gulāb Rāi, Māharī Chand and Gaṅgā Rām, fought in the battle of Bhaṅgāṇī (1688). Gurū Gobind Siṅgh in his autobiographical composition Bachitra Nāṭak, especially applauds the heroism of Saṅgrām Shāh confronting the Paṭhān mercenaries who had earlier deserted the Gurū's camp and joined the enemy ranks. Fighting valiantly, he came face to face with their commander, Najābat Khān. They hurled their spears at each other, both falling simultaneously in the mutual combat.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. Bachitra Nāṭak
  2. Santokh Siṅgh, Bhāī, Srī Gur Pratāp Sūraj Granth. Amritsar, 1927-35
  3. Giān Siṅgh, Giānī, Twārīkh Gurū Khālsā [Reprint]. Patiala, 1970
  4. Macauliffe, Max Arthur, The Sikh Religion : Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors. Oxford, 1909

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