Mangal Shah (? – 31.3.1644) was the grandson of Hemu, a minister of the Moguls. A Mogul officer forcibly took away his daughter. Mangal Shah killed the officer and all the members of his (Mogul’s) family and sought refuge with Guru Hargobind, at Keeratpur. Guru Hargobind Sahib breathed his last on March 30, 1644. When the Guru was cremated at Keeratpur, he tried to jump into the burning pyre of the Guru, but Guru Har Rai stopped him from doing so. Mangal Shah could not bear separation from Guru Hargobind Sahib and he stabbed himself and died instantly.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)