LOHDI

1. Dulla Bhatti lost 4 of his family members protesting against centralised land revenue collection levied by Akbar. He is known as the icon of farmer/peasant uprising against the Mughals.

2. He, a Muslim zamindaar, rescued a Hindu girl, when she was being forcibly taken away by Mughals, found a Hindu boy, and married her off hurriedly without a priest in his fort at Rakh, between Gujranwala and Sialkot. Gave her 'ser' of sugar as 'shagun'. Since he did not know the mantras, he sung this as the girl and the boy took 'phere'.....

Sundar Mundriye ho,
Tera kaun vichara,
Dulla Bhatti vaala,
Dulle di dhi viaahi,
Ser shakkar paayi.......

This song is sung in Punjab every Lohdi as children go home to home to collect peanuts, rewdi, gachak etc.

3. He was hanged for challenging Mughal rule in 1599.

4. In the pic is his grave in Miani Sahib Graveyard, Lahore