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Sikh Martyrs
ALAM SINGH NACHNA
Tags: singh, alam, gobind, guru, nachna, chand, bhai, anandpur, bhalla, prakash, patiala, 1705
ALAM SINGH NACHNA (d. 1705), a warrior in the retinue of Guru Gobind Singh, was the son of Bhai Durgu, a Rajput Sikh of Sialkot. He earned the popular epithet Nachna (lit. dancer) because of his uncommon agility. Sarup Das Bhalla, Mahima Prakash,...
ALI SINGH
Tags: singh, sirhind, banda, wazir, guru, khan, prachin, panth, fought, amritsar, bahadur, prakash
ALI SINGH (d. 1716), a native of the village of Salaudi, near Sirhind, was in the service of Wazir Khan, the Mughal faujdar of Sirhind. According to Ratan Singh Bharigu, Prachin Panth Prakash, Wazir Khan, on learning of Banda Singh's advance from...
AMAR SINGH MAJITHIA,
Tags: singh, amar, majithia, lahore, killed, tree, pierced, arrow, large, local, ambush, treacherously
AMAR SINGH MAJITHIA, soldier and administrator in Sikh times, called Amar Singh Kalan (senior) to distinguish him from his namesake Amar Singh Khurd (junior) who was also from the village of Majitha, was the son of Dargaha Singh Majithia. He took...
AMIA, BHAI
Tags: guru, bhai, hargobind, patshahf, battle, amia, gurbilas, patiala, 1970, 1635, chhevin, leaving
AMIA, BHAI (d. 1635). a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Hargobind. He was one of the five disciples sent to supervise the inhabitation of the village of Ruhela, renamed after Guru Hargobind. Bhai Amia took part in the battle of Amritsar (1634)....
AMIR SINGH
Tags: singh, maharaj, british, amir, bhai, vansittart, attacked, wounded, 1849, december, night, 2829
AMIR SINGH, an Akali or Nihang who was a veteran soldier, joined the band of Bhai Maharaj Singh, leading a popular rebellion against the British in 1848-49. When the British deputy commissioner of Jalandhar, Vansittart, raided Maharaj Singh`s camp...
ANAK SINGH.
Tags: singh, guru, khalsa, kian, giani, patiala, anandpur, sakhian, garja, warrior, 1986, piara
ANAK SINGH. warrior son of Bhai Mani Ram, resident of the village of Alipur, district Multan (now in Pakistan), received baptismal rites at Anandpur at the time of the initiation of the Khalsa, on 30 March 1699, and took part in the battles of...
ANANTA, BHAI,
Tags: bhai, guru, santokh, pratap, ananta, granth, amritsar, life, intercession, repentant, pardoned, bidhi
ANANTA, BHAI, son of Bhai Kuko, a Vadhavan Khatri, was a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Hargobind (1595-1644). According to Bhai Santokh Singh, Sri Gur Pratap Suraj Granth, he once earned the Guru`s displeasure for wantonly hitting a crow which...
ARUR SINGH, BHAI
Tags: singh, nankana, bhai, sahib, active, service, village, sikh, attention, engaging, panth, 1914
ARUR SINGH, BHAI (1872-1921), one of the Nankana Sahib martyrs, was born in November 1872 at Thothian village in Amritsar district, the son of Bhai Nihal Singh and Mat Jio. His education was limited to reading and writing the Gurmukhi script which...
ATMA SINGH, BHAI
Tags: singh, bhai, nankana, sahib, atma, dharovali, lachhman, gurdwara, village, district, active, family
ATMA SINGH, BHAI (1881-1921), one of the Nankana Sahib martyrs, was the son of Bhai Hira Singh, a Mazhabi Sikh of village Mustrabad in Gurdaspur district. The family later shifted to village Dharovali in Sheikhupura district where Atma Singh came in...
BACHITTAR SINGH, BHAI
Tags: singh, anandpur, elephant, bachittar, bhai, 1705, giani, battle, guru, gurbilas, patiala, patshahi
BACHITTAR SINGH, BHAI (d. 1705), warrior and martyr, was the second son of Bhai Mani Ram, a Parmar Rajput and devotee of the Gurus. One of the five brothers presented by their father for service to Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), he joined the order...

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