Jujhar Sinh Hada was a Rajput general. In 1696, Dilawar Khan, the Governor of Lahore, sent Mogul army, under the command of Hussain Khan, to collect tributary from the hill States. Dadwal and Bilaspur States sent their armies to fight against the Mogul army but the Mogul army defeated them. After this the Mogul army attacked the State of Guler. Raja Gopal of Guler sought help from Guru Gobind Singh. Guru Sahib, along with some Sikhs, went to Guler. At first Guru Sahib tried to bring an amicable solution. Guru Sahib sent Bhai Sangat Singh and a few Sikhs to escort Raja Gopal to the camp of Hussaini for a dialogue. Hussaini, instead of dialogue, tried to capture Raja Gopal. At this a battle began. In this battle, the Sikhs fought bravely. Bhai Sangat Singh killed Hussaini. After the death of Hussaini, the soldiers of the army of Kirpal Chand Katoch and Ajmer Chand Bilaspuri came forward to fight against the army of Raja Gopal. Among their soldiers, one Rajput, named Jujhar Sinh Hada, gave a tough fight. During the course of the battle Chandan Rai, a right hand man of Jujhar Sinh, was killed. In spite of this Jujhar Sinh continued fighting. He was, now, surrounded from all sides but he did not loose heart, nor did he surrender. He tried to pierce through the siege and while doing so he killed several soldiers of the side of Raja Gopal. He continued fighting till his death. This battle was fought on February 18, 1696. Jujhar Sinh Hada showed such exemplary bravery that the writer of Bachitar Natak* too praised his chivalry with these words: Na Hada hal hai, na gada hal hai (meaning: as a deep-rooted tree cannot be shaken, so firm was the courage of Hada).
{*Guru Gobind Singh is NOT writer of Bachitra Natak}.
(Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)