Religion: | Sikhism |
Bachittar Singh | |
Honorific Prefix: | Bhai |
Father: | Bhai Mani Singh |
Military Data1: | Khalsa Fauj |
Military Blank1: | Allegiance |
Birth Date: | 1664 5, df=y |
Death Cause: | Died from injuries sustained in battle |
Honorific Suffix: | Shaheed |
Relations: | Uday Singh (brother) |
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.
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]
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]
. Gurbaksh Singh Shamsher. Shahidi Jivan. 1938 .