Martyrdom in Sikhism

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Sahibzada Ajit Singh & Jujhar Singh

Sahibzada Ajit Singh (11 February 1687 –23 December 1704), also referred to with honorifics as Sahibzada Ajit Singh or Baba Ajit Singh, was the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh and the son of Mata Sundari. His...

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Sahibzada Zorawar Singh & Fateh Singh

Fateh Singh (25 February 1699 – 28 December 1704 or 12 December 1704), commonly referred to with honorifics as Baba Fateh Singh or Sahibzada Baba Fateh Singh, was the fourth and youngest son of Guru...

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Chali Mukte

It refers to the band of 40 brave Sikhs who laid down their lives fighting near the dhab or lake of Khidrana, also called Isharsar, on 29 December 1705 against...

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Baba Banda Singh Bahadur

Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of the Khalsa army. At age 15, he left home to become an ascetic, and was...

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Baba Deep Singh Ji

Baba Deep Singh (26 January 1682 – 13 November 1757) is revered among Sikhs as one of the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism. He is remembered for his sacrifice and devotion to the teachings of the Sikh Gurus. Baba Deep...

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Bhai Gharja singh - Bhai Bota Singh

The first half of the eighteenth century was very harsh for the Sikhs. They made unparalleled sacrifices during this period. The Mughal government decided to finish the very name of the...

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Bhai Gurbaksh Singh ji

Baba Gurbaksh Singh was a Sikh warrior from the 18th century who served under the Shaheedan Misl of the Sikh confederacy. Gurbaksh Singh along with 29 other Sikh warriors led a last stand against the Afghan and Baloch forces on December...

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Sardar Hari Singh Nalua

Hari Singh Nalwa (29 April 1791 – 30 April 1837) was Commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Fauj, the army of the Sikh Empire. He is known for his role in...

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Sangat Singh Nishaanwalia

Sangat Singh was a Sikh warrior and martyr of Battle of Chamkaur. Sangat Singh was born in Punjab. His father's name was Bhai Rania and his mother was Bibi Amaro.He got trained in shastar...

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Guru Arjan Dev ji

Arjan died in Mughal custody; this has been one of the defining, though controversial, issues in Sikh history.

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Bhai Sati Das

Bhai Sati Das (Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਸਤੀ ਦਾਸ; died 1675) along with his elder brother Bhai Mati Das were martyrs of early Sikh history.

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Bhai Taru Singh

Bhai Taru Singh (Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਤਾਰੂ ਸਿੰਘ; c. 1720 – 1 July 1745)[1] was a prominent Sikh martyr known for sacrificing his life, for protecting his Sikh values, by having had his head scalped rather than cutting his hair and converting to Islam.

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