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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Sardar Bhagwant Singh Bangeshwar (Sarkar-i-Bangash-O-Amir-i-Umara-i-Azam) ''' was an Indian ruler of the [[Bangash]] (in present-day [[Pakhtunkhwa]]) of the 18th century. He was a cousin of [[Bhai Mani Singh]].<ref>Guru De SherHardcover: 407 pages Publisher: Chattar Singh Jeevan Singh (2011) Language: Punjabi {{ISBN|978-8176014373}}</ref><br />
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==Titles==<br />
"Bangeshwar" or " Bangash-Pati " are the titles he was known with from the name of the state he ruled the Bangash in the [[Kurram Valley]]. Kurram, at the time was a [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] state extending from the [[Indus]] River to [[Kurram River]] in present-day [[Pakistan]].<br />
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==With Aurangzeb==<br />
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Two centuries after 1500, Rajput rulers began to take high positions in [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] court. Apart from being a ruler he was a fierce warrior too, which led [[Aurangzeb]] to give him 1000 cavalry and 4000 infantry and gave him the title of Umar-i-Azam which was high [[mansabdar|mansab]] given to [[Rajput]] rulers.<br />
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==Battle with Kamal Khan==<br />
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He was engaged in a battle with Kamal Khan, who was [[Mughal Army|Mughal]] commander of [[Attock Fort]]. He killed Kamal Khan in a fierce battle and made the Mughals fear his might.<br />
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==Meeting Guru Gobind Singh==<br />
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Guru Gobind Singh had to settle in [[Nanded]] after being attacked by [[Mughals]]. All his sons were martyred. Sardar Bhagwant Singh went to meet Guru Gobind Singh to discuss his sorrow. After hearing all the atrocities done on the Guru by the Mughals he pledged to ruin the tyrant of Sirhind who killed innocent younger sons of the Guru.<br />
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==Attack on Sirhind and killing of Wazir Khan==<br />
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Wazir khan ( Sarkar-i-Sirhind ) was a [[Mansabdar]] with 2000 horsemen under [[Aurangzeb]] which was much less as compared to a [[Mansabdar|Mansab]] of 5000 horsemen of Sardar Bhagwant Singh ( Sarkar-i-Bangash ), so Wazir Khan's defeat was certain. Sardar Bhagwant Singh along with his seven brothers and [[Banda Singh Bahadur]](whom Guru Gobind Singh sent with them acknowledging him as the Guru's adopted son) made his sword bathe in tyrant's blood and ruined the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] rule in Sirhind which was a very big Mughal [[subah]] extending from [[Sutlej]] to [[Yamuna]]. His one brother Sardar [[Baj Singh]] (first Governor of Khalsa Raj) was made governor of [[Sirhind]] and one more of his brothers, Sardar Ram Singh was made governor of [[Thanesar]]. He kept his word given to the Guru.<br />
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