Diwan Todar Mall: Philanthropic Courage in Sirhind
Risking royal execution, Diwan Todar Mall purchased four square meters of land by paving it with upright gold Mohurs to conduct the cremations of the martyred princes.
Diwan Todar Mall
The Noble Merchant: Purchasing the World's Most Expensive Land for Nuptials of Death
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Diwan Todar Mall was a wealthy, benevolent merchant of Sirhind who liquidated his family fortune to purchase the land required for the cremation of the younger Sahibzadas and Mata Gujri Ji. Forced to cover the requested ground vertically with 7,800 gold coins, his sacrifice remains unmatched in philanthropic courage.
References & Citations
- The Encyclopedia of Sikhism— Prof. Harbans Singh(Punjabi University, Patiala)[1992]
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