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Bhai Dasa

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Bhai Dasa
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Born
Dasa
ReligionSikhism
NationalityIndian
LineageSuryavanshi
ProfessionMerchant, Masand
Religious career
ProfessionMerchant, Masand

Baba Dasa Labana (Gurmukhi: ਬਾਬਾ ਦਾਸਾ ਲਬਾਣਾ) (also called Bhai Dasa) was a Labana trader and a devout Sikh.[1][2] He belonged to Mota Tanda. He was the father of Makhan Shah Labana.[3][4] According to Sikh Historian Harpal Singh Kasoor, Bhai Dasa was Masand of Africa region, appointed by Guru Ram Das.[5]

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  1. ^ Page 40, Guru Kian Sakhian, Saroop Singh Kashish
  2. ^ Page 202, The Sikh Reference Book, Harjinder Singh Dilgir, Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark, 1997
  3. ^ Page 62, The Sikh Review, Volume 56, Issues 1-6, Sikh Cultural Centre, 2008
  4. ^ Page 80, The Sikh Review, Volume 24, Issues 265-276, Sikh Cultural Centre. 1976
  5. ^ First Masand Of Africa, Dasa Lubana, Father of Makhan Shah Lubana.: Retrieved from Harpal Singh Kasoor's personal website:satguru.weebly.com