Rai Bhoe Bhatti
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Rai Bhoe Bhatti was the founder of Nankana Sahib
, formerly known as 'Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi' a city in the province of Punjab. Located at 31°26'51N 73°41'50E - about 80 kilometres south west of Lahore and about 75 kilometres East from Faisalabad, with a population of almost 160,000, it is also the capital of Nankana Sahib District. It is known as the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, and is a popular pilgrimage site for the Sikh's from all over the world. Nankana Sahib is one of the most important cities in the world. Like Mecca and Medina (in Saudi Arabia) is to Muslims, and the Vatican (in Italy) is to Christians, Nankana Sahib is of equal importance to the Sikh's of the world. Yet despite its importance, mysteriously, Nankana Sahib is not in the news as much as the other religious centres.
During the Musalman invasions of Punjab in the 14th century. Punjab was parcelled out to Musalman warrior chiefs in exchange for peace by the sovereigns of the Delhi Sultanate. One of these chiefs was Rai Bhoi Bhatti, a Musalman Rajput of the Rajput Bhatti tribe. Rai Bhoi along with his son salvaged Talwandi and restored it and built a fort on the summit of the tumulus, in which he lived the secure and happy ruler of his estate with several thousand acres of cultivated land, and a boundless wilderness. Nankana was subsequently known then as Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi (or Rai Bhoi's Talwandi). After Rai Bhoi's death, his heritage descended to his only son Rai Bular Bhatti, who governed the land and town at the birth and during the youth of Nanak.
Nankana Sahib
Nankana Sahib , earlier known as Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi, is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is named after the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev, the central figure in Sikhism who was born here, so it is a city of high historic and religious value and is a popular pilgrimage site...
, formerly known as 'Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi' a city in the province of Punjab. Located at 31°26'51N 73°41'50E - about 80 kilometres south west of Lahore and about 75 kilometres East from Faisalabad, with a population of almost 160,000, it is also the capital of Nankana Sahib District. It is known as the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, and is a popular pilgrimage site for the Sikh's from all over the world. Nankana Sahib is one of the most important cities in the world. Like Mecca and Medina (in Saudi Arabia) is to Muslims, and the Vatican (in Italy) is to Christians, Nankana Sahib is of equal importance to the Sikh's of the world. Yet despite its importance, mysteriously, Nankana Sahib is not in the news as much as the other religious centres.
During the Musalman invasions of Punjab in the 14th century. Punjab was parcelled out to Musalman warrior chiefs in exchange for peace by the sovereigns of the Delhi Sultanate. One of these chiefs was Rai Bhoi Bhatti, a Musalman Rajput of the Rajput Bhatti tribe. Rai Bhoi along with his son salvaged Talwandi and restored it and built a fort on the summit of the tumulus, in which he lived the secure and happy ruler of his estate with several thousand acres of cultivated land, and a boundless wilderness. Nankana was subsequently known then as Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi (or Rai Bhoi's Talwandi). After Rai Bhoi's death, his heritage descended to his only son Rai Bular Bhatti, who governed the land and town at the birth and during the youth of Nanak.
See also
- Muslim Rajput
- Bhatti
- Rai Bular BhattiRai Bular BhattiRai Bular Bhatti or Rai was a Muslim noble of the Rajput Bhatti clan during the latter half of the 15th century. The Bhatti clan founded the cities of Batinda and Jaisalmir, among others. The exact date of Rai Bular's birth is not known but records kept by bards date it c. 1425, in the city of...
- Nankana SahibNankana SahibNankana Sahib , earlier known as Rai-Bhoi-Di-Talwandi, is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is named after the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev, the central figure in Sikhism who was born here, so it is a city of high historic and religious value and is a popular pilgrimage site...
- Rai Muhammad Saleem Bhatti