NIDHA, family priest of Guru Nanak`s brother in law,Jai Ram, resident of Sultanpur, became a follower of the Guru and won eminence for his humility and devotion.
SHAHZADA, son of Bhai Mardana, Guru Nanak`s favourite minstrel and companion. Like his father, Shahzada was a devotee of the Guru and an accomplished musician. After the death of Mardana, he remained in attendance upon Guru Nanak at Kartarpur and continued to perform kirtan or hymn singing to the
JAPA, BHAI, a Khatri of the Khullar clan, was a devoted Sikli of the time of Guru Ram Das. His name figures in the roster of prominent Sikhs in Bhai Gurdas` Varan, XI. 17.
KULLA, BHAI, a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Arjan. He once had the chance of listening to the Guru`s instruction distinguishing a gurmukh from a manmukh. See Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 18
NIHALU BHALLA, BHAI, a resident of Sultanpur Lodhi, who embraced Sikhism during the time of Guru Amar Das. He once visited Amritsar with the sangat of Sultanpur to receive instruction from Guru Arjan. The name figures in Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI.21.
SHIAM SINGH (d. 1705), keeper of Guru Gobind Singh\'s treasure as well as his armoury, fought in the battle against Said Khan in 1703. Upon the evacuation of Anandpur, he accompanied the Guru up to Chamkaur where a Mughal force caught up with them. Shiam Singh fell in the