Sikhism - Culture - Gurmat Veechar

Rangarhs. The Khalsa force under his command reached the village
Nuh on 23rd May 1699, severely punished the culprits and brought
back the looted property.
Again on 15 March 1701, another group ofdevotees coming from
Darap area (present Sialkot, Pakistan) was looted by Gujjars and
Ranghars. They were also taught a lesson by the Sahibzada.
At another such incident where one young Brahmin came crying to
Guru Darbar saying that his newly wedded wife was taken away by
force by a Pathan ofBassi, near Hoshiarpur, Sahibzada came forward
for help. On 7 th march 1703, he took 100 horsemen along with him and
bounced upon the Pathans of Bassi. He recovered the wife of the
Brahmin, caught hold of the culprits and presented them in Guru
Darbar in Anand Pur Sahib, where severe punishment was meted out to
them. Brahmin's wife was honourably restored to him.
He fought a full fledged battle as a commander and a soldier in
August 1700, when the Hill chiefs supported by the Mughal forces
attacked Anandpur Sahib. Sahibzada Ajit Singh was assigned the duty
ofdefending the Taragarh fort that became the first target ofattack. He
forcefully and successfully repulsed the attack.
He also showed his hands in the Nirmohgarh battle in October
1700.
In the last battle of Anandpur Sahib in 1704 too, Sahibzada Ajit
Singh displayed his valour, qualities ofcourage and steadfastness.
There was a testing time for the Khalsa, when for various
reasons Anand Pur city and forts were vacated in December 1704,
and Guru Sahib along with his family and soldiers headed for
Ropar.
Guru Sahib formed two groups ofhis men. In the first group were
his aged mother Mata Gujri, wives Mata Sundar Kaur, and Mata Sahib
Kaur, two younger sons, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada
Fateh Singh, and other women of the household. The second group
comprised of Guru Sahib, two elder Sahibzadas Baba Ajit Singh and
Baba Jujhar Singh, 'Panj Piyaare' (five beloved ones) and 400 Sikh
soldiers.
After vacating the fort of Anand Pur Sahib, crossing through all
odds and obstacles in the way when Guru Sahib reached Chamkaur he
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