Rai Bular Bhatti
Rai Bular, (died c. 1515) was a Muslim Rajput noble of the Bhatti clan during the latter half of the 15th century.[1]
Rai Bular | |
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| Died | c. 1515 |
| Occupation | Zamindar of Talwandi (now Nankana) |
| Employer | Daulat Khan |
| Known for | involvement in life of Guru Nanak |
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He inherited the position as zamindar (lord) of Talwandi from his father Rai Bhoi.[1] Rai Bular and Rai Bhoi had converted from Hinduism to Islam.[2]
Although a Muslim, Rai was inspired by the Sikh Guru Nanak and donated half of his land - over 18,500 acres of agricultural land. He was among the first few people who viewed Nanak as someone who was specially gifted by God. The land he donated is now under the control of Evacuee Trust Property Board of Pakistan.[3]
Bular's descendants, the Rai family of Bhattis, have continued to play an active role in the area through to the 21st century.[3]
References
- Macauliffe, Max Arthur (1909). "Introduction, Chapter VI". The Sikh Religion, its gurus, sacred writings and authors. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. lxxi.
After the accession of Bahlol Khan Lodi [in Dihli], Daulat Khan, a relative of his, obtained power in the Panjab, and governed under the paramount authority of his kinsman. He lived in state at Sultanpur till defeated and deprived of his possessions by the Emperor Babar. The Panjab appears to have been already parcelled out to Musalman chiefs who were retainers of the sovereigns of Dihli. One of these chiefs, called Rai Bhoi, a Musalman Rajput of the Bhatti tribe, had been Zamindar or proprietor of Talwandi. After his death his heritage descended to his son Rai Bular, who governed the town at the birth and during the youth of Nanak. / Talwandi is said to have been originally built by a Hindu king called Raja Vairat. It was sacked and destroyed by fire and crowbar, like most Hindu towns and cities, during the Musalman invasions. Rai Bular restored it and built a fort on the summit of the tumulus, in which he lived the secure and happy ruler of a small village, some limited acres of cultivated land, and a boundless wilderness.
page view, reading view - Macauliffe, ibid. "Although the age was one of religious intolerance and persecution, Rai Bular appears to have been the very reverse of a bigot. His father and he were converted Hindus, …"
- Garewal, Naveen S. (26 May 2007). "Guru Nanak's estate flourishes in Pakistan". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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