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Ranghar choudhary of Mandiala
Massa Ranghar
Massa Ranghar being entertained by Nautch dancers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar
Born Musalal Khan Died 11 August 1740(1740-08-11) (aged 40)
Amritsar, Punjab Religion
Islam
Massa Ranghar , formally Ranghar , also known by his birth name Musalal Khan was the
Ranghar
choudhary of
Mandiala . In 1738, Qazi Abdul Razzaq was killed in an encounter with the
Sikhs under
Nawab Kapur Singh . The
Subahdar (Governor) of
Lahore
Zakariya Khan Bahadur , appointed Massa Ranghar as the Commandant of
Amritsar . He used the precincts of the
Golden Temple for amusement with
dancing girls .
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Assassination
Sukha Singh and Mehtab Singh return with severed head of Massa Ranghar The news of this sacrilegious use of the gurdwara spread to the remote areas. Two Sikhs,
Sukha Singh and
Mehtab Singh , decided to kill Massa Ranghar.
[1]
[2] They disguised themselves as
lambardars , entered the gurdwara and
beheaded Massa Ranghar while he was enjoying the dance.
[3]
[4]
[5]
Massa Ranghar met his end at the hands of Mehtab Singh.
[6]
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ISBN
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Historical Dictionary of Sikhism . Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxvi.
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