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Bhai
Bachittar Singh
Shaheed
Fresco depicting Bachittar Singh from Gurdwara Baba Atal, circa 19th century
Personal
Born(1664-05-06)6 May 1664
Died22 December 1705(1705-12-22) (aged 41)
Cause of deathDied from injuries sustained in battle
ReligionSikhism
Parent
RelationsUday Singh (brother)
Military service
AllegianceKhalsa Fauj

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.

Biography

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

Bhai Bachittar Singh was the son of Bhai Mani Singh. 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.[2]

Death

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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.[3] 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.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nabha, Kahan Singh. Mahan Kosh. Patiala: Punjabi University.
  2. ^ Singh, Birinder Pal (2010). 'Criminal' Tribes of Punjab. Oxon: Taylor & Francis. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-415-55147-2.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Shamsher, Gurbaksh Singh (1938). Shahidi Jivan.