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Bachittar Singh

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Fort of Kotla Nihang Khan, village Kotla Nihang Khan, Rupnagar district,Punjab,India

Bhai Bachittar Singh (6 May 1664 – 22 December 1705), often known with the honorific "Shaheed" (martyr), was a Sikh hero and a general of Guru Gobind Singh.[1] His father was Bhai Mani Singh and he came from Alipur Riyasat Multan.

Family background

Bhai Bachittar Singh was the son of Bhai Mani Singh Puar.[2] His ancestors were very powerful kings and generals.[3] He made a name for himself when he single-handedly defeated a drunken elephant let loose by the Army of the Mughal Empire during the siege of Lohgarh.[4]

Death

An account cited that after Singh fought on the bank of a stream called Sarsa, where all of his companions perished, he was wounded during an encounter with the Mughal army on his way to Ropar.[5] Bachittar Singh's wounds proved to be fatal. He succumbed to his injuries and died on 8 December 1705. Nihang Khan had the cremation performed secretly the following night.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nabha, Kahan Singh. Mahan Kosh. Patiala: Punjabi University.
  2. ^ VSM, D. S. Saggu (2018). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Chennai: Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64249-006-0.
  3. ^ Guru De SherHardcover: 407 pages Publisher: Chattar Singh Jeevan Singh (2011) Language: Punjabi ISBN 978-8176014373
  4. ^ Singh, Birinder Pal (2010). 'Criminal' Tribes of Punjab. Oxon: Taylor & Francis. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-415-55147-2.
  5. ^ Grewal, J. S. (25 July 2019). Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708): Master of the White Hawk. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-099038-1.
  6. ^ (1938). Shahidi Jivan.
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