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Explore the transformation of the term Akali from Nihangs to Shiromani Akali Dal, a key Sikh political force. Dive into its rich history and significance.

ALAM KHAN, son of Nihang Khan of Kotia Nihang Khan and son-in-law of Rai Kalha, the chief of Raikot, was a devotee of Guru Gobind Singh. According to Sarup Singh Kaushish, Guru kian Sakhian, he was with Rai Kalha when he met Guru Gobind Singh passing through Raikot after having left Chamkaur on 8 December 1705. Also, see NIHANG KHAN

Discover the heroic story of Mumtaz, the daughter of Nihang Khan, who selflessly aided the wounded Sikh warrior Bhai Bachittar Singh in 1705.

NIHANG KHAN, Muslim chief of Kotia Nihang Khan, near Ropar, in the Punjab, was a devotee of Guru Gobind Singh. According to Sarup Singh Kaushish, Guru kidn Sakhtan, he with his wife and sons attended Baisakhi festivity at Anandpur in 1694 and rendered homage to the Guru. At his request. Guru Gobind Singh visited him in his village a month later on the occasion of the betrothal of his son and blessed the family.

NIHANGS or Nihang Singhs, originally known as Akalis or Akah Niharigs, are endearingly designated the Guru`s Knights or the Guru`s beloved, for the military ambience they still carry about them and the heroic style they continue to cultivate. They constitute a distinctive order among the Sikhs and are readily recognized by their dark blue loose apparel and their ample, peaked turbans festooned with quoits, insignia of the Khalsa and rosaries, all made of steel. They are always armed, and are usually seen mounted heavily laden with weapons such as swords, daggers, spears, rifles, shotguns and pistols.

Discover the legacy of Sham Singh Nihang, the Sikh missionary whose devoted life inspired many to embrace Sikhism in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Discover the heroic journey of Zorawar Singh Paut, the adopted son of Guru Gobind Singh, and his valorous legacy in Sikh history.