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Banda Singh Bahadur’s Actions from the Lohgarh Fort w 87

Zarb Khalsa Mubarak Bakht,
Ba- Aman Ud-Dahr Zinat At- Takht, Mashwarat Shahr.
{Meaning: coined at model city, the refuge of the world, the
ornament of the Fortunate Khalsa throne}. These were the titles and
epithets used by Baba Banda Singh Bahadur for Lohgarh. Now these
two words become more interested in research as Khalsa-Takht is the
seat of power in Sikhism. Guru Hargobind Sahib revealed Akal Takht
and after that Baba Banda Singh Bahadur (nominee of Guru Gobind
Singh) declared Lohgarh as Khalsa Takht and encrypted it in on the first
coin of Khalsa Raj. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur calls Lohgarh a beautiful
city, now the question is ‘where is Khalsa- Takht, the beautiful city (model
City) and Khalsa Raj Capital.
A seal of the Sikh kingdom was also issued. It reads:
azmat-i-naanak guru ham zahir-o ham batan ast.
padshah din-o-dunia aap sacha sahib ast
(Meaning : Inside and outside, everywhere, it is Guru Nanak’s
greatness. True God himself is the master of both, this and the other,
worlds).
Later, another ‘seal’ was issued. It said:
degh-o-tegh-o-fateh-o-nusrat bedirang
yafat az naanak guru gobind singh.
(Meaning: Victory of sword and kettle, i.e. political and economic
domains, was achieved, without delay, from Gurus Nanak - Guru Gobind
Singh).
This confirms that Banda Singh did not rule in his own name, and,
attributed everything to the Gurus and God. He issued the coin and the
seal in Guru’s name only. In the history of the world Banda Singh is,
perhaps, the only ruler who did not issue a coin in his own name. It is
remarkable to note that even the Muslim rulers, who claimed
themselves as rulers in the name of Islam or Mohammed or Allah (God),
too used their own names on their coins; and, most of them also asked
the people to recite their name, along with Allah’s (God’s name), in
kalma (prayers).