Bhat Vahis

Bhat tradition and Sikh text states their ancestors came from Punjab, where the Raja Shivnabh and his kingdom became the original 16th century followers of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.

[2] Around the period of the Sikh gurus, it was a common practice amongst the elites of Indian society to keep a group of Bhatt writers to record genealogies and events.

[4] Modern scholars are not familiar with it and Gurmukhi transliterations of the works that were originally written in Bhattakhri were provided by Giani Garja Singh, who could read the script.

These scrolls containing information going back to several past centuries formed the valued part of the bards` hereditary possessions.

21, and Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat Mala, he had once visited Guru Arjan with the sangat of Sultanpur Lodhi.

Historian Harbans Singh mentions:On the whole, these Bhat Vahis are a mine of information of historical and sociological value.

Balwant Singh Dhillon mention:Guru Kian Sakhian is said to be largely based on the Bhatt Vahis which its author has got from his ancestors.