(1861-08-30)30 August 1861 Sabaz Banera, Patiala State, British India[1]
Died
23 November 1938(1938-11-23) (aged 77) Nabha, Nabha State, British India
Occupation
Encyclopedist, Lexicographer
Nationality
British Indian
Notable works
Gur Shabad Ratnakar – Mahaan Kosh (1930)
Ham Hindu Naahi (1887)
Raj Dharam
Gurmat Parbhakar (1898)
Gurmat Sudhakar (1899)
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Kahn Singh Nabha (30 August 1861 – 24 November 1938) was a Punjabi Sikh scholar, writer, anthologist,[2] lexicographer, and encyclopedist.[1] His most influential work, Mahan Kosh, inspired generations of scholars after him.[1] He also played a role in the Singh Sabha movement.
^ abcSingh, Satyindra (1995). Siṅgh, Harbans (ed.). Kāhn Siṅgh, of Nābhā (3rd ed.). Patiala, Punjab, India: Punjab University, Patiala, 2011. pp. 409-410. ISBN 9788173805301. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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