Guru Har Rai Sahib was the seventh Sikh Guru who became Guru in 1644 after his grandfather, Guru Hargobind. Although a man of peace, he maintained the Sikh warriors but did not engage in direct conflict. He helped the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh escape by having boats hidden. Akali Baba Phula Singh was a prominent Sikh figure during the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, born in 1761. He fought bravely in campaigns for Ranjit Singh and was killed in 1823 in the Battle of Naushehra against invading Afghans while mounted on an elephant. He was cremated with honors at Pirsibaq

1. Gurtaa Gadii Guru Har Rai Sahib
Shaheedi Akali Baba Phoola Singh Ji

2. Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji
• ਗੁਰੂ ਹਿਰ ਰਾਇ ਸਾਿਹਬ
• 16 January 1630 – 6 October 1661 was the seventh of the Sikh Gurus. He
became Guru on 8 March 1644 following the footsteps of his grandfather.
Just before his death at age 31, Guru Har Rai Sahib passed the Guru Gaddi
to His Younger Son, the five year old Guru Har Krishan.
• Guru Har Rai Sahib was the Son of Baba Gurdita and Mata Nihal Kaur(also
known as Mata Ananti Ji). Baba Gurdita was son of the Sixth Guru Guru
Hargobind Sahib. Guru Har Rai Sahib married Mata Kishan Kaur
(sometimes also referred to as Sulakhni) the daughter of Sri Daya Ram .
Guru Har Rai had and two sons: Baba Ram Rai and Guru Harkrishan.

3. ਗੁਰੂ ਹਿਰ ਰਾਇ ਸਾਿਹਬ
• Although, Guru Har Rai was a man of peace, he never disbanded
the armed Sikh Warriors, who earlier were maintained by his
grandfather, Guru Hargobind. He always boosted the military spirit
of the Sikhs, but he never indulged in any direct political or armed
controversy with the Mughal Empire.
• Once, Dara Shikoh (the eldest son of emperor Shah Jahan), came to
Guru Har Rai asking for help in the war of succession launched by
his half-brother Aurangzeb. The Guru had promised his grandfather
to use the Sikh Cavalry only in defense. Therefore, Guru used it to
help Dara Shikoh escape safely from the hands of Aurangzeb's
armed forces by having his Sikh warriors hide all the ferry boats at
the river crossing after they had been used by Dara Shikoh during
his escape. No weapons were fired

4. PHULA SINGH AKALI
• PHULA SINGH AKALI (1761-1823), Sikh hero and an eminent
religious figure of the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was born
in 1761 at the village of Shihari, now in ruins, about 5 km west
of Miinak, in present day Sarigrur district of the Punjab

5. PHULA SINGH AKALI
• The Akalis fought with reckless courage and took
the Fort in the final assault they launched in
1818.
• Phula Singh and his band of Akalis also
participated in the Peshawar (1818) and Kashmir
(1819) campaigns.
• In January 1823, Amir Muhammad `Azim Khan
marched from Kabul with a strong host bent
upon occupying Peshawar and chastising the
Sikhs.

6. PHULA SINGH AKALI
• A Sikh army under Prince Kharak Singh rapidly
moved northwards and converged on
Naushehra, midway between Attock and
Peshawar. In the fierce action fought at
Naushehra, the Akali contingent, 1500 strong,
made a desperate charge and was soon in the
thick of the battle.
• Suddenly, Phula Singh`s horse was struck by a
bullet and died.

7. PHULA SINGH AKALI
• Phula Singh was also hurt, but he shifted on to
an elephant and pressed forward. The Afghan
militia made him their main target and he fell
under a heavy shower of bullets.
• Although Phula Singh and most of his men had
been killed, the battle was won and the
Afghans had to flee Naushehra. Akali Phula
Singh had met with a hero`s death on 14
March 1823.

8. • He was cremated at Pirsibaq, 6 km east of
Naushehra, with full military honours. A
samddh was built on the site and the
Maharaja attached to it a jdgir for its
maintenance. Another monument in Akali
Phula Singh`s honour stands at Amritsar in the
form of Burj Baba Phula Singh