Prithi Chand's rivalry
Sulahi Khan and the brick kiln
Prithi Chand wins over a Mughal officer against Guru Ji, and the officer is burned in a kiln before he can act.
Macauliffe, following the chronicles, says that Prithi Chand allied himself with Sulahi Khan, a Mughal revenue officer. When Sulahi Khan approached Ramdaspur, Guru Ji left for Wadali, where he had a large well dug. Sulahi Khan asked Prithi Chand where his younger brother had gone, and promised to deal with his conduct.
The Encyclopaedia completes the story: Sulahi Khan was on his way to attack Guru Ji when he fell by accident into a burning brick kiln and was killed.
How do we know?
Several traditional accounts tell this story, without close independent support.
No Mughal source for this officer's death was seen. The story has the moral shape common in these chronicles.
- Later traditionTells of the alliance, the departure to Wadali and the officer's meeting with Prithi Chand.[Macauliffe]
- ScholarshipCalls him Sulhi Khan and describes his accidental death in a kiln.[EoS]
