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Bhai Kanhaiya (16481718), was a Sikh of Guru Tegh Bahadur and was requested to establish the Sevapanthi or Addanshahi order of the Sikhs by Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Bhai Sahib was born in a Dhamman Khatri family of Sodhara near Wazirabad in Sialkot district (now in Pakistan). His father was a wealthy trader, but he himself being of a religious bent left home when he was still very young and roamed about with saddhus and ascetics in search of spiritual peace. During his youth he also spent a lot of time in the company of Nanua Bairagi,[1][2] who was also a disciple and comrade of last three Sikh gurus. Nanua Bairagi was a renonwed poet-mystic of Punjab [3] and he left a deep imprint on Bhai Kanhaiya' spiritual and humanitarian outlook in his formative years. His quest ended as he met Guru Tegh Bahadur (162175) and accepted initiation at his hands. Kanhaiya established a dharamsdhal at Kavha village in the present Attock district of Pakistan which he turned into a preaching centre. His special mission was selfless service of humanity with no distinction of nationality, caste or creed. In 17045, he was on a visit to Anandpur when the city was invaded by a combination of hill troops and the imperial Mughal army. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhai_Kanhaiya