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The end of Chandu Shah

Sikh tradition says Jahangir handed Chandu to Guru Ji and that Sikhs dragged him through Lahore.

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Early colour photograph of Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore — An autochrome by Stéphane Passet from 1914, labelled a Sikh temple in Lahore. Commons identifies it as Gurdwara Dera Sahib and rejects a rival identification as Gurdwara Bhai Banno at Mangat.Stéphane Passet, c. 1914, Albert-Kahn collections (as credited on Commons). Public domain. Source

As the Encyclopaedia reports the Sikh tradition, Jahangir became friendly to Guru Ji, had Chandu Shah arrested and gave him up to Guru Ji's custody. Angry Sikhs who remembered what had been done to Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji dragged him through the streets of Lahore. The last blow is said to have come from the man whom Chandu had once made to pour hot sand on Guru Ji's father.

How do we know?

Several traditional accounts tell this story, without close independent support.

No outside source read for this page mentions this. The same applies to Chandu's role in the first place.

ScholarshipTells the story of his arrest, the streets of Lahore and the final blow.[EoS]
ScholarshipMarks his being handed over as Sikh tradition and says he met a violent end.[EoS]

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