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PROPERTY

o you know Land is costliest in to Dewan Todar Mal and
where the most asked him for something
expensive land in return. It is impossible
in the world this Indian state to imagine what Diwan
D has ever been asked Guruji! He told Guru ji
sold till date? In London ? that he should give him
In Paris? In New York? No. such a boon that no son
The highest price for such Do you know where the world’s most expensive should be born at his house
a small piece of land in the land exists? In London? In Paris? In New York? and his lineage should end
world has been paid till date there itself so that none
at Fatehgarh Sahab, located No in Punjab, finds tehelka tureau from his (Todar Mal’s)an-
in Punjab. cestry could boast in times
The name of the man standing rather than laying, young sons of Guru Gobind to come that my ancestors
who bought this most so that maximum pieces Singh Ji, Zorawar Singh and had ever bought this land.
expensive land ever in the could be recovered. Fateh Singh and their grand Gurdwara Jyoti Saroop now
world was Dewan Toder Well Dewan Todar Mal mother, Mata Gujari. stands at the place where
Mal, a wealthy Hindu sold all his belongings Later when Guru Gobind these three martyrs were
merchant and an ardent and bought 78,000 gold Singh ji came to know about cremated.
follower of the tenth Guru, pieces to buy four yards of this, he expressed gratitude Such savagery soon led
Guru Gobind Singh ji. It was land so that the last rites to the destruction of Sirhind
in December 1705 when two of Sahibzadas could be four years later. In 1710, after
young sons of Guru Gobind performed with utmost The highest a pitched battle fought for
Singh Ji-Sahibzada Fateh respect.According to histo- two days the Sikhs raised
Singh (less than six years rians, the land cost that he price for a very a victory cry and razed
old -born in 1699) and Sa- paid by way of gold pieces Sirhind to the ground. Baba
hibzada Zorawar Singh (just was about 2500000000 small piece Banda Singh Bahadur an-
over eight — born in 1696) ($37853000.00) and made of land in the nounced the establishment
were slayed by the Mughal record of being the most of Sikh rule in Sirhind city
authorities for not renounc- expensive land covering world has been and an end to the tyranny
ing their faith after attempts such a small area. Todar paid till date at of the Mughal rule, which
at bricking them alive in Mal, the wealthy Hindu had spread terror, and was
the foundation of the wall merchant on December Fatehgarh indulging in doing injustice
failed. They laid down their 13,1705 and performed the Sahab, located to the people.
lives but did not bow before cremation of the three
the tyranny of the Moghul martyred bodies of the two in Punjab LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM
government.
After the unparalleled
martyrdom, a royal order
was issued that no last
rites could be preformed
on the Mughal land. Toder
Mal asked Wazir Khan for
the mortal remains of the
Sahibzadas and the land
where they were martyred
for their cremation. Wazir
Khan showed impudence
and raised unreasonable
demand for as many pieces
of gold coins that could
cover this land. When the
Diwan Todar emptied all
his reserves of gold by lay-
ing the pieces on the land,
Wazir Khan said that the
gold stamps should be kept