Question : – Who was Sango Shah? Was he different to Rana Saanga or Rana Sangraam Singh? What was Sango Shah’s role in Guru-history?

Answer : – Bhai Sango Shah Ji was son of Bibi Veero Ji. Bibi Veero Ji was daughter of the sixth Guru, Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji and sister of ninth Guru, Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib Ji. Thus, Bhai Sango Shaah Ji was a cousin of tenth Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

Bhai ‘Sango Shaah’ Ji was given the title of ‘Shaah Sangraam’ by Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Bhai Shaah Sangraam Ji (Bhai Sango Shah Ji) was a great warrior. In the battle of ‘Bhangaanee’, Bhai Sango Shah Ji killed Najaabat Khan. Bhai Sahib was martyred in the same battlefield.

Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji describes the martyrdom of Bhai Sango Shah Ji in these words: –

Maar Nijaabat Khaan Ko, Sango Jujhai Jujhaar.
Ha ha Eh Lokai Bhayeo, Surag Lok Jaikaar. 23.
(Apani Kathaa, chapter 8, Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Ji).

Rana Sanga (also known as Rana Sangraam Singh) was different to Bhai Sango Shah Ji. Rana Sanga was a great Rajput warrior, who fought very bravely against the Mughal ruler Babur in 1527 AD. Read ‘The Battle of Kanwah’ on this page: – Babur.

Shaheed Bhai Sango Shah Ji, also known as Shaah Sangraam, had four brothers. Their names were: – Bhai Gulab Chand Ji, Bhai Jeet Mal Ji, Bhai Ganga Ram Ji and Bhai Maahri Chand Ji. All of them were great warrior. All of them fought in the battle of Bhangaanee Sahib in favour of their Guru brother (cousin) Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj. Sri Dasam Granth Sahib mentions the names of all these five great Sikh warriors. Bhai Sango Shah Ji and Bhai Jeet Mal Ji were martyred in the same battlefield.