Babar attacks Aminabad

Bhai Lalo was a carpenter who lived in the city of Aminabad. He was also a devout sikh of Guru Nanak Dev Jee. When Babar the mughal emperor attacked Aminabad Guru Sahib and Bhai Mardana were visiting Bahi Lalo. Babar’s armies pushed through and took over village after village, killing many, torching houses and looting. They also plundered Aminabad and the neighboring villages. Initially Guru Sahib escaped but were later captured along with Mardana.

Babar took them prisoner and made them work like slaves in extreme conditions. Guru Sahib was told to carry loads on his head and Bhai Mardana had to look after the horses of the army. Despite the great hardship both Guru Sahib and Mardana and Guru Sahib remained in chardi kala doing kirtan and immersed in naam all the time. One of the guards observed the container guru sahib carried he floating on top of their head without any effort and the horses weren’t giving any trouble to Mardana either.

This was reported to Babar. Babar came to his senses and realized it was wrong for him to attack a city which had great people living in it like Guru Sahib and Bhai Mardana. Babar wanted to see Guru Sahib himself.

As Babar went to the prison where Guru Sahib was kept, he saw many women grinding corn in stone mills with their hands in great misery and a look of sadness in their eyes. He also saw Guru Sahib in a trance absorbed in naam and the mill turning by itself without any effort from the Guru. Babar could not believe what he saw. He bowed down to guru sahib and sat there…

Guru Sahib then sang a shabad in talang raag:
ਤਿਲੰਗਮਹਲਾ1॥
ਜੈਸੀਮੈਆਵੈਖਸਮਕੀਬਾਣੀਤੈਸੜਾਕਰੀਗਿਆਨੁਵੇਲਾਲੋ॥
ਪਾਪਕੀਜੰਞਲੈਕਾਬਲਹੁਧਾਇਆਜੋਰੀਮੰਗੈਦਾਨੁਵੇਲਾਲੋ॥
ਸਰਮੁਧਰਮੁਦੁਇਛਪਿਖਲੋਏਕੂੜੁਫਿਰੈਪਰਧਾਨੁਵੇਲਾਲੋ॥
ਕਾਜੀਆਬਾਮਣਾਕੀਗਲਥਕੀਅਗਦੁਪੜੈਸੈਤਾਨੁਵੇਲਾਲੋ॥
ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨੀਆਪੜਹਿਕਤੇਬਾਕਸਟਮਹਿਕਰਹਿਖੁਦਾਇਵੇਲਾਲੋ॥
ਜਾਤਿਸਨਾਤੀਹੋਰਿਹਿਦਵਾਣੀਆਏਹਿਭੀਲੇਖੈਲਾਇਵੇਲਾਲੋ॥
ਖੂਨਕੇਸੋਹਿਲੇਗਾਵੀਅਹਿਨਾਨਕਰਤੁਕਾਕੁੰਗੂਪਾਇਵੇਲਾਲੋ॥1॥
ਸਾਹਿਬਕੇਗੁਣਨਾਨਕੁਗਾਵੈਮਾਸਪੁਰੀਵਿਚਿਆਖੁਮਸੋਲਾ॥
ਜਿਨਿਉਪਾਈਰੰਗਿਰਵਾਈਬੈਠਾਵੇਖੈਵਖਿਇਕੇਲਾ॥
ਸਚਾਸੋਸਾਹਿਬੁਸਚੁਤਪਾਵਸੁਸਚੜਾਨਿਆਉਕਰੇਗੁਮਸੋਲਾ॥
ਕਾਇਆਕਪੜੁਟੁਕੁਟੁਕੁਹੋਸੀਹਿਦੁਸਤਾਨੁਸਮਾਲਸੀਬੋਲਾ॥
ਆਵਨਿਅਠਤਰੈਜਾਨਿਸਤਾਨਵੈਹੋਰੁਭੀਉਠਸੀਮਰਦਕਾਚੇਲਾ॥
ਸਚਕੀਬਾਣੀਨਾਨਕੁਆਖੈਸਚੁਸੁਣਾਇਸੀਸਚਕੀਬੇਲਾ॥2॥3॥5॥
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close translation:
As the Word of the Forgiving Lord comes to me, so do I express it, O Lalo. Bringing the marriage party of sin, Babar has invaded from Kaabul, demanding our land as his wedding gift, O Lalo. Modesty and righteousness both have vanished, and falsehood struts around like a leader, O Lalo. The Qazis and the Brahmins have lost their roles, and Satan now conducts the marriage rites, O Lalo. The Muslim women read the Koran, and in their misery, they call upon God, O Lalo. The Hindu women of high social status, and others of lowly status as well, are put into the same category, O Lalo. The wedding songs of murder are sung, O Nanak, and blood is sprinkled instead of saffron, O Lalo. 1 Nanak sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord and Master in the city of corpses, and voices this account. The One who created, and attached the mortals to pleasures, sits alone, and watches this. The Lord and Master is True, and True is His justice. He issues His Commands according to His judgement. The body-fabric will be torn apart into shreds, and then India will remember these words. Coming in seventy-eight (1521 A.D.), they will depart in ninety-seven (1540 A.D.), and then another disciple of man will rise up.Nanak speaks the Word of Truth; he proclaims the Truth at this, the right time. 235
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Babar was moved by this and offered Guru Sahib gold and other riches as a present. Guru Sahib refused to take anything from him because Babar imprisoned innocent people without any reason. Babar realized his mistake and released all the captives and reimbursed them with money so they could get on to rebuilding their lives.

Babar asked Guru Sahib to bless him. Guru Sahib told him his empire will remain strong and prosperous if the rule would be just and fair for all, everyone would be treated equally, and if they gave up wine and gambling. Guru Sahib also told him to treat everyone in the captured territories humanely and always remember God.

Babar's decedents were in power for as long as they followed these rules. When they started to oppress people they lost power.