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Lesson 19: Guru Gobind Singh Ji Sacrifices

Whole Family

The Second Battle of Anandpur in 1704 was the one that changed the
future of the Guru and his family. The Mughal forces held a siege on

Anandpur Fort. After eight months of keeping Guru Ji and his Sikhs locked

inside the fort without any food or supplies, there still was no easy victory

for the Mughals. They were frustrated. Aurangzeb sent a message to Guru

Gobind Singh Ji. He said that he swears by Koran that Guru Ji and his
Sikhs will not be attacked if they leave Anandpur fort. Guru Ji did not

trust him, but he accepted the offer and left at night. It was cold rainy

night in December.

As Guru Ji expected it, Sikhs were attacked while they were leaving

Anandpur Fort. Guru Ji’s family got separated. Mata Gujari and two

younger Sahibzadas Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh were with Gangu, their

servant. He took them to his house. But he betrayed them and turned them

in to the Nawab of Sirhind the next day. He received a reward for the
capture of the Sahibzaday. The two Sahibzaday were buried alive into a

wall a few days later because they refused to convert to Islam. Mata Gujri

Ji died when she heard about her grandsons’ death.

A merchant Seth Todar Mal of Sirhind offered to buy a piece of land to

cremate the bodies of the younger Sahibzaday and Mata Gujri Ji by

covering the ground with gold coins. Todar Mal respectfully cremated the

bodies of Guru Gobind Singh's mother and young sons. It is said that
considering how much Todar Mal paid for the small piece of land at that

time, that piece of land is perhaps the most expensive piece of land in the

world even today.

Sahibzada Ajit Singh and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh, two older sons of the

Guru along with other Sikh soldiers were martyred in the Battle of

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