Sahib Singh (Sikh martyr)

Sahib Singh (Punjabi: ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿੰਘ (Gurmukhi); 17 June 1663 – 7 December 1704 or 1705) was one of the Panj Pyare (or the Five beloved ones). He was formerly known as Sahib Chand and was born into the Nai caste (also transliterated as Naee) before being baptized into Khalsa tradition.

Not to be confused with Sahib Singh, the Sikh academic.
Bhai
Sahib Singh
Ji
ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿੰਘ
Sahib Singh, one of the inaugural/original Panj Pyare, depicted in an old Sikh fresco from inside an abandoned Sikh samadhi located in Kot Fateh Khan, Attock, Punjab, Pakistan
Panj Pyare
In office
1699 – 1704 or 1705
Personal
Born
Sahib Chand Nai

17 June 1663
Bidar (present-day Karnataka, India)
Died7 December 1704 or 1705
Chamkaur, Punjab, India
Cause of deathKilled in action
ReligionSikhism
Parents
  • Bhai Guru Narayana (father)
  • Ankamma Bai (mother)
Known forMember of the original, inaugural Panj Pyare; was the fifth and final one to answer the call by the Guru for a head
OccupationBarber
InstituteKhalsa

Panj Pyare

Biography

Early life

There are different versions of different scholars regarding Birth Place and Family Members of Sahib Singh. Though all accepts the fact that, he was born in family of Barbers.

Birth

Regarding birthplace:

Family background

Regarding father and mother name:

  • As per Mahankosh, He was born to Bishan Devi and Tulsi Ram (or Charan Ram), a Barber.
  • Another tradition believes that he was son of Bhai Guru Narayana (a barber of Bidar in Karnataka) and his wife

Later life

Bhai Sahib died in the battle of Chamkaur on 7 December 1705 with Bhai Himmat Singh and Bhai Mohkam Singh.

References
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  2. Page 259, The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths, Roshen Dalal, Penguin Books India, 2010
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  5. ਨੰਗਲਸ਼ਹੀਦਾਂ (ਜਿਲਾ ਹੁਸ਼ਿਆਰਪੁਰ) ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਲਸੀ (ਜਾਂ ਚਮਨਰਾਮ) ਨਾਈ ਦੇ ਘਰ ਮਾਤਾ ਬਿਸਨਦੇਈ ਦੀ ਕੁੱਖ ਤੋਂ ੪. ਹਾੜ੍ਹ ਸੰਮਤ ੧੭੨੨ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਹੋਇਆ. ਸੰਮਤ ੧੭੩੮ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਨੰਦਪੁਰ ਆਕੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਰਣ ਰਹੇ. ਸੰਮਤ ੧੭੫੬ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੀਸ ਭੇਟ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਜੇ. ੮. ਪੋਹ ਸੰਮਤ ੧੭੬੧ ਨੂੰ ਚਮਕੌਰ ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਹੋਏ. ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੰਤਾਨ ਦੇ ਲੋਕ ਨੰਗਲਸ਼ਹੀਦਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਸਦੇ ਹਨ: ਪੰਜ ਪਿਆਰੇ, Mahankosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha
  6. Fenech, Louis E.; McLeod, W. H., eds. (2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 269. ISBN 9781442236011. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  • Encyclopedia of Sikhism, by Harbans Singh.Published by Punjabi University, Patiala


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