Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji disciple of Guru Gobind Singh
Q. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji was the disciple of- Published on 27 Jun 16a. Guru Gobind Singh
b. Guru Nanak
c. Guru Tegh Bahadur
d. Guru Arjan
ANSWER: Guru Gobind Singh
- Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev, also known as Banda Bahudar, Lachman Das and Madho Das).
- At age 15 he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name ‘’Madho Das’’. He established a monastery at Nanded, on the bank of the river Godavari, where in September 1708 he was visited by, and became a disciple of, Guru Gobind Singh, who gave him the new name of Banda Singh Bahadur.
- Armed with the blessing and authority of Guru Gobind Singh, he assembled a fighting force and led the struggle against the Mughal Empire.
- After establishing his authority in Punjab, Banda Singh Bahadur abolished the zamindari system, and granted property rights to the tillers of the land. He was captured by the Mughals and tortured to death in 1716.
- He played historically significant role as Founder of First Sovereign Khalsa Raj and was first to give proprietary rights to the tillers.
