Mehtab Singh Bhangu
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Mehtab Singh Bhangu | |
|---|---|
 Mehtab Singh and Sukha Singh return with severed head of Massa Ranghar | |
| Died | 1745 |
| Cause of death | Execution by being crushed to death on the spikes of a charkhari wheel |
Mehtab Singh (d. 1745) was a Sikh warrior and martyr.[1] He is remembered for being one of the two assassins of Massa Ranghar, alongside Sukha Singh.
Background
[edit]Mehtab Singh was a Jat Sikh of the Bhangu clan hailing from Mirankot.[2]
Revenge at Harmandir Sahib
[edit]On August 11, 1740 A.D. they dressed up as landlords from Patti and entered the city of Amritsar. They reached Harmandir Sahib and then tied their horses to the berry tree and went inside Harmandir Sahib carrying the bags. Massa Ranghar[3] was smoking shisha and watching dancing girls. The Sikhs threw the bags under Massa's bed and said that they had come to pay the revenue. Massa bent downwards to have a look at the bags. Mehtab Singh immediately took his sword and slashed it at Massa's neck and instantly severed his head. Sukha Singh finished off the guards of Massa Ranghar. They put Massa's head in a bag and rode their horses back to Talwandi Sabo the same evening. The next day they reached Bikaner and presented Massa Ranghar's head on a spear to the congregation (Dal) of Sikhs.[3]
Death
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Bhangu was crushed to death on the spikes of wheel (charkhari) in 1745. He was martyred alongside Taru Singh, who was scalped alive.[3]
Legacy
[edit]Rattan Singh Bhangu, author of the Sikh historiographical text 'Prachin Panth Parkash', was his grandson.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Matab Singh". The Sikh Encyclopedia. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Jhutti, Sundeep S. (2003). The Getes. Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania. p. 21.
Mehtab Singh of Mirankot rushed to Amritsar ... Mehtab Singh, a Jat Sikh of the Bhangu clan
- ^ a b c Singha, Dr H. S. (2005). Sikh Studies. Hemkunt Press. ISBN 9788170102588.
- ^ Singh, Harbans (1995). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University of Patiala. ISBN 9788173801006.
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