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Lesson 20: Guru Gobind Singh Ji is Attacked

Guru Ji had sacrifices his whole family- tw Vadday Sahibzaday in Chamkaur

Sahib, two Chhotay Sahibzaday and mother Mata Gujri Ji in Sirhind. Few

days after that, Guru Ji wrote a letter to Aurangzeb in Persian language.

It is called Zafarnamah (literally, “Letter of Victory”). In the letter Guru

Ji accused Aurangzeb and his army commanders for being immoral, and
breaking their promise of not attacking Guru Ji and his Sikhs. He

predicted end of Mughal Empire in near future due to its immorality,

persecution and untruthfulness.

The Zafarnamah touched the heart of Emperor Aurungzeb who was

fighting some battle in South India. He felt really bad about what he had

done to Guru Ji. He wanted to meet with such a brave Guru. Aurangzeb

sent a letter to the deputy governor of Lahore, Munim Khan, to make the

required arrangements for Guru Ji’s journey.

Guru Gobind Singh decided to go see him and left to go to see the Emperor

on 30 October 1706. On the way the news arrived of the death of the
Emperor. Guru Ji returned to Nanded. Guru Gobind Singh Ji lived at

Nanded. Here he met a Bairagi Madho Das, who became Banda Singh. Guru

Gobind Singh gave Banda Singh five arrows from his own quiver and an

escort, including five of his chosen Sikhs, and directed him to go to the

Punjab and carry on the campaign against the tyranny of the Mughals.
Banda Singh was very upset at the Shaheedi of the Chaar Sahibzaday.

In the meantime, Aurangzeb’s son Bahadur Shah became the new Emperor.

He invited Guru Ji to become his friend. Nawab Wazir Khan of Sirhind felt
concerned that Emperor Bahadur Shah was friends with Guru Gobind

Singh. He did not like this friendship. He hatched a plan to assassinate

Guru Gobind Singh. He ordered two of his trusted men with murdering the

Guru.

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