Bhai Nand Lal Ji "Goya" (1633-1705)
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The court poet of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th master, was a great poet and scholar of Persian. He came to Anadpur Sahib in 1682 and became a disciple of Guru Gobind Singh. He served prince Muazzam (after Emperor Bahadur Shah) as his adviser and received great admiration for his knowledge of Quran. Aurangzeb heard about him and wished to convert him to Islam, but Bhai Nand Lal refused and left the royal service and reached in the court of Guru Gobind Singh forever in 1697.
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