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At the time of marriage of (Guru) Tegh Bahadur, Guru Hargobind received very costly gifts from Sikh devotees.
<br/><br/>When Osman Khan, son in law of Painde Khan who was a brave General in the army of the Guru, saw those gifts he decided to steal some of the gifts. So one night he stole some precious gifts.
<br/><br/>When the Guru Hargobind asked Painde Khan to return back the gifts, Painde Khan tell a lie that he had not any gifts and took an oath on the Quran.
<br/><br/>But Guru knew that all the gifts were in the house of Painde Khan or Osman Khan.
<br/><br/>So Guru sent Bhai Bidhi Chand to search Osman's House. From there all gifts were found. The Guru at once decided to dismiss Painde Khan from his service.
<br/><br/>Painde Khan could not bear it. He met Emperor and requested him for help. The Emperor readily agreed to help him.
<br/><br/>He appointed Kale Khan, Commander of the Royal Army. He was brother of Mukhlas Khan who had been killed in the battle of Lohgarh at Amritsar.
<br/><br/>The Royal Army invaded Kartarpur. The Guru had already kept his Army ready to face the attack.
<br/><br/>(Guru) Tegh Bahadur who was newly married and was just thirteen years old also joined the battle for the first time. He fought very bravely. His Mother Nanaki and other relatives watched the battle from the top storey of their house.
<br/><br/>Kale Khan and Qutab Khan were slain. Then Painde Khan came in front of Guru Hargobind and challenged for a duel.
<br/><br/>First Painde Khan attacked the Guru with his sword, but the Guru stopped the blow with his shield. Then the Guru attacked and within a moment Painde Khan was lying dead on the ground.
<br/><br/>When Osman Khan saw that his father in law had been killed, he ran to attack the Guru, But Baba Gurditta killed him on the way.
<br/><br/>The Royal Army was deprived of its commanders. They ran away to save their lives.
<br/><br/>The Guru advised his soldiers not to chase the running imperialists.
<br/><br/>Then Guru cremated his dead soldiers with his own hands.
<br/><br/>After the defeat of the Royal Army, the Guru decided to go to Kiratpur. He was convinced that Kartarpur had not remained a safe place.
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