Vena Pal

Vena Pal, also known as Ven, is the name of a purported raja of the Bathinda region. Vena Pal was a Hindu Rajput ruler. According to tradition, the Bathinda Fort was built by an ancestor of Vena Pal named Raja Deb. In local traditional lore, Vena Pal is connected to Baba Rattan. However, there are various versions of the tradition that connects the two figures together. One version states that Baba Rattan arrived in Bathinda from Medina in 668 Bk. (611–612 C.E. or 24 A.H.) and became the prime minister of Raja Vena Pal. Some sources claim Vena Pal was a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad whilst others state that he lived much later, being contemporary with Muhammad of Ghor, who he was defeated by.