Thursday, November 11, 2010

Baba Praagaa (Prayaag Sain Chhibber) :Great Mohyal

Baba Praagaa

His real name was Praga Sain Chhibber ( Prayaag Sen,1507—1638) .He laid the foundation of Karyala. This town remained the home of the Chhibbers for 450 years till the Partition of India in 1947.

Praga Sain Chhibber became a disciple of Shri Guru Nanak Dev jee . After Guru Nanak Dev, Baba Praagaa Sain Chhibber played an important part during the lifetime of the next five Gurus-- Guru Angad Dev, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan Dev and Guru Har Gobind.

In the year 1638, he fought with Paindah Khan , the Governor of Lahore. Baba Praga was wounded and died on his return to Karyala. His samadhi stands on the outskirts of Karyala and another memorial was raised in Kabul at ‘Char Bagh’. The cross section beyond Sarai Guru Ram Das on the periphery of the Golden Temple Complex at Amritsar is named Chowk Praga Das after him.

Bhai Mati Das Chhibber was born in his family.

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