There are various stories about the origin of this martial order. One is that Guru Gobind Singh’s infant son, Fateh Singh, appeared before him in a deep blue chola (dress) and a large, blue, plumed turban, making the Guru remark that this should be the dress of the Akalis, the soldiers of God. Another is that after his escape from Chamkaur—the battle of Chamkaur Saheb was fought in 1705 between the Sikhs and Mughal forces led by Wazir Khan—the Guru donned a blue dress as a disguise. He burnt it on reaching Dhilvan, near Kot Kapura, but his attendant Man Singh saved a small piece of the blue cloth and stuck it on top of his turban. Another version is that Naina Singh Akali of the Nishananvali misl (Khalsa fighting unit) introduced a tall, plumed, turban, which later became the Nihang attire.