Bir Bhan

Bir Bhan (1543–?), also spelt Birbhan, was a Dalit religious leader who was the founder of the first Satnami movement. He was a contemporary of Dadu and was influenced by Ravidas. He was the disciple of Uda Das.

Biography Bir Bhan was born in Bijesar near Narnaul in 1543. Bir Bhan had been influenced by Kabirpanth. According to an account of the Satnamis recorded by H. H. Wilson, Bir Bhan received a divine message from a satguru named Udaidas. As per Madan Gopal Gupta, Udai was a disciple of Ravidas and Bir Bhan became a disciple of Udai. Later Satnami revivalist leaders were Jagjivandas in Uttar Pradesh and Ghasidas in Chhattisgarh.