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Chandu Shah
Chandu Shah (fl. late 16th and early 17th century, alternatively known as Chandu Lal and Chandu Mal) is a man who features in Sikh historical accounts. Sikh tradition holds that he was an affluent banker and revenue official of the Mughal emperors from Lahore who conspired against the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan. Biography He was from a Sahi (Shahi) Khatri background and was in the service of the ''Subahdar'' (Governor) of Lahore province. His hostility towards the Guru began when he was severely miffed by the rejection of his marital proposal that the Guru's son, Hargobind, be wed to his daughter. He initially appealed to Emperor Akbar to punish the Guru based on a false complaint but this fell on deaf ears as Akbar had a high-opinion of Arjan. After Akbar's passing, he continued to plead for the Guru's punishment with the newly enthroned emperor, Jahangir. He teamed up with Prithi Chand, the excommunicated son of Guru Ram Das who was not pleased at being passed over for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Hargobind
Guru Hargobind (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ, pronunciation: l 19 June 1595 – 28 February 1644) was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He had become Guru at the young age of eleven, after the execution of his father, Guru Arjan, by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.HS Syan (2013), Sikh Militancy in the Seventeenth Century, IB Tauris, , pages 48–55 Guru Hargobind introduced the process of militarization to Sikhism, likely as a response to his father's execution and to protect the Sikh community.Hargobind: Sikh Guru Encyclopedia Britannica, Quote: "Guru Hargobind, sixth Sikh Guru, who developed a strong Sikh army and gave the Sikh religion its military character, in accord with the instructions of his father, Guru Arjan (1563–1606), the first Sikh martyr, who had been executed on the ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandu Lal
Chandu Lal Malhotra (1766 – 15 April 1845), better known as Maharaja Chandu Lal was the Prime Minister (1833–1844) for the 3rd Nizam of Hyderabad, Sikandar Jah. He was born in Hyderabad Deccan (now Hyderabad, India), and hailed from a Hindu family of the Khatri caste with origins in Lahore. He was also a poet of Urdu, Hyderabadi, Punjabi and Persian. Family Chandu Lal Sadan was born in a Hindu Malhotra family of Punjabi Khatri background. His family were Nanakpanthis. His father was Rai Naryen Das, who migrated from Rai Bareilly to Hyderabad State. His ancestors had served in the Mughal courts. His family is the founder of the ''Dafter-e-Mal'' (Department of Finance) in Hyderabad Deccan during Nizam ul Mulk Asif Jah I. The future Prime Minister, Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad, was his great-grandson. The family was famously known as ''Malwala Family'' in Hyderabad. In Sikh Darbar Chandu Lal was a Minister within the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh under the Sikh Empi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
