Baj Singh

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Baba
Baj Singh
Bahadur
Bhai Baaj singh statue on Fatehburj sahib.jpg
Bhai Baj Singh statue at Fatehburj Sahib
BornBaj Singh Bal
Died9 June 1716
Delhi, Delhi Subah, Mughal Empire
Cause of deathExecution

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. Baj Singh was the cousin of Bhai Mani Singh. [1]

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Biography

Binod Singh, Kahan Singh, Baj Singh, Daya Singh, and Ram Singh depicted as a Panj Piare group from a gilded panel from Takht Hazur Sahib, Nanded Binod Singh, Kahan Singh, Baj Singh, Daya Singh, and Ram Singh depicted as a Panj Piare group from a gilded panel from Takht Hazur Sahib, Nanded.jpeg
Binod Singh, Kahan Singh, Baj Singh, Daya Singh, and Ram Singh depicted as a Panj Piare group from a gilded panel from Takht Hazur Sahib, Nanded

Baj Singh's family was native to Mirpur Patti, a village in Amritsar district of the Punjab. [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

  1. ↑ “Born in a Rajput family at Mirpur Patti, a village in the Amritsar district. He was the cousin of Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh ji and a close companion of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. History states that he was blessed with Amrit from the hands of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj themselves, he was always well respected as one of the advisors to the Khalsa Panth.”, Inderpreet Singh (2020-10-10). "Baba Baaj Singh – The Great Soorma". The Scottish Sikh. Retrieved 2025-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Sagoo, Harbans Kaur (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 119. ISBN   9788176293006.
  4. ↑ "farrukhsiyar". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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