Baba Baj Singh (died 9 June 1716; his first name is alternatively spelt as Baaj), also known as Baj Bahadur, was a Sikh general, governor, scholar and martyr from present-day India.
Baba Baj Singh Bahadur | |
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 Bhai Baj Singh statue at Fatehburj Sahib | |
| Born | Baj Singh Bal |
| Died | 9 June 1716 |
| Cause of death | Execution |
Biography
Baj Singh's family was native to Mirpur Patti, a village in Amritsar district of the Punjab.[1] He was born into a Jat Sikh family of the Bal clan.[2] He was part of a Panj Piare quintet commanded, by Guru Gobind Singh, to accompany Banda Singh Bahadur and provide him counsel on his northwards conquest of Sirhind.[3]
Execution
He was executed on 9 June 1716 on the outskirts of Delhi, on the bank of the Yamuna river along with his seven brothers and Banda Singh Bahadur.
Battles fought by Baj Singh
References
- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (2001). History of the Sikhs: The Sikh commonwealth or Rise and fall of Sikh misls. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 6. ISBN 978-8121501651. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
Baj Singh was a Bal Jat of village Mirpur in Parganah Patti1 of Amritsar district.
- ^ "ਬਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪੀਡੀਆ" [Baj Singh]. punjabipedia.org (in Punjabi). Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Sagoo, Harbans Kaur (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 119. ISBN 9788176293006.
- ^ "farrukhsiyar". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 16 October 2014.