Jaspat Rai
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Jaspat Rai (died early 1746) was a minister of the Mughal court, initially holding the position of the faujdar of Jalandhar and later appointed as faujdar of Eminabad by Zakariya Khan Bahadur. Jaspat was a native of Kalanaur and was a wealthy jagirdar.[1] He had assisted his brother, Lakhpat Rai, in getting re-instated to his position in the Mughal administration after he had been arrested for failure to discharge the dues of the army.[1] In the Mughal administration, Jaspat Rai held the responsibility of checking the accounts of the court officials.[1] In early 1746, he was killed in an encounter with Sikh warriors under Jassa Singh Ahluwalia.[2][3][4] During a clash against Sikhs at a patch of jungle near Baddoki Gosaian, a Rangreta Sikh named Nibahu Singh leapt on the elephant Jaspat Rai was riding and beheaded him with his sword.[1] The religious teacher of Jaspat Rai, Bawa Kirpa Ram Gosain of Baddoki, paid a fee of five-hundred rupees to secure Jaspat Rai's head and cremated it.[1] A samadhi was constructed at the site by Jaspat Rai's brother, Lakhpat Rai, who was driven to vengeance against the Sikhs after his brother's killing.[1]
