Bibi Shamsher Kaur Ji And Bibi Ram Kaur Ji -part 1

Akaal Purakh Di Fauj · February 9, 2006

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An aged Brahmin (Priest) came crying to Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia at Hansi now in the state of Haryana. The priest told him that Ali Beg, the chief of Hissar, while hunting came to his village and forcibly took his two daughters. He said that he begged and cried a lot, but none of the villagers came to his rescue. The chief also turned a deaf ear to his request and said, “How can I leave such beautiful and young girls? Get me two other beautiful and young girls and take yours.” The priest, who was weeping bitterly, said, “I am losing my eyesight and I would commit suicide if I could not get back my daughters. You are the shelter of the shelter less. Kindly take pity on me.’”

The Sardar consoled him and promised that his daughters would be returned to him if they were alive. At nightfall, the Sardar took a party of Sikh soldiers, rode towards Hissar and surrounded the fort at Hissar within three hours. At that time, Ali Beg was drinking while some slave girls were dancing. The Sikh soldiers broke the door of the fort and challenged Ali Beg. In the ensuing battle, three Sikh soldiers died while Ali Beg was injured and many of his soldiers were killed. Ali Beg appealed for mercy and handed over not only those two girls but three others who were also abducted by him. The Sardar took pity on the queens of Ali Beg and conceded to their request not to kill Ali Beg. He returned to Hansi before dawn. He did not loot the fort ,but warned Ali Beg to behave in the future.

The Sardar called the priest and said, “Take your daughters to your village and marry them after finding suitable matches. I can help you financially if you desire.” The priest thanked the Sardar for saving his daughters from a devil, but expressed his fear that if he took his daughters to his village, none of his relatives would have any dealings with him as the girls have lived in the company of Muslims and taken their food. The Sardar encouraged the Brahmin and said, “ Take the girls with you. I also shall try to find some suitable match for the girls and arrange their marriages.” The Brahmin unwillingly agreed and left for his village.

After a week, the priest came back weeping to the Sardar.. On being asked, he said, “None in the village is willing to talk to me. They want me to leave the girls to Ali Beg or he would attack the village and abduct the girls again, whenever he finds a chance.” The elder daughter, Shamo, said to the Sardar, “Sardar Ji, I will never go back to the village and live among cowards. Our father has been crying since he left you. Kindly let us live here.”

The Sardar said to the priest, “I shall treat these girls as my daughters and marry them when I find suitable matches. They can live among the families of my soldiers and take food from the common kitchen. You may go to your village.”

A new environment and society changed the life of the young girls. They adopted the dress of Sikh girls and their food habits. They served in the common kitchen, prayed with others, and started to learn using arms. On their request, both the sisters were baptized with the amrit of Satguru Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj, the king of kings and the saint of all saints. The elder one was named Shamsher Kaur and the younger one, Ram Kaur. The Sardar proposed two soldiers for the girls and with the consent of all concerned, they were married.

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