Baba Makhan Shah Labana

Makhan Shah Lubana was a devout Sikh and a rich trader who discovered the ninth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Tegh Bahadar in Bakala, India in around 1665. He is also noted for his other contributions like preaching of Sikhism in West Punjab and abroad, punishing Shihan and Dhir Mal for attack and initial settlement of Guru Tegh Bahadur at Anandpur Sahib.

In 1619, He was born to Bhai Dasa Labana, who was devout Sikh of Guru Hargobind. There are different views of different scholars regarding his birthplace. Giani Gian Singh believes that he was born in Tanda, probably in Kashmir, but Col. Gurbachan Singh refute this claim. Also, there many places with name Tanda in India like Mansura Tanda in Rajasthan, Khed TandaBasti TandaSankpur TandaChikvadi Tanda in Madhya Pradesh, Naka Tanda in Maharashtra, Anapur TandaAndhara YeraGoda Tanda in Karnataka, Tanda in Kashmir and in Punjab there are multiple villages. Scholars like Max Arthur Macauliffe, GS Chabra, Sukha Singh believes that he was native of Kathiawar in Gujarat..

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