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Places linked to Bhai Lakhi Rai Vanjara

Unsung Hero
The family of Bhai Lakhi Rai Vanjara
(1580- 1680) had been associated
with Guru Nanak Sahib. Bhai Lakhi
Rai Vanjara was the main person,
w h o ra i s e d f u n d s fo r t h e
construc on of Fort Lohgarh. He
was not only a rich trader but also a
clever strategist and a warrior. He
was the owner of the biggest Tanda
(transpor ng and trading unit) and
e m p l o ye r o f h u n d re d s o f
thousands of Vanjaras. Vanjaras
throughout the Indian Sub
Con nent contributed for the
construc on of Fort Lohgarh. A er
the decline of the Mughal Empire,
the Bri shers brought the Vanjaras under the Criminal Tribal Act. The name of
Lakhi Shah Vanjara is men oned in the Imperial Gaze eer of Ambala.

Mughals constructed a Mazar of Bhai Lakhi Rai Vanjara near Lohgarh.
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