Baba Gurbaksh Singh
Baba Gurbaksh Singh (alternatively spelt as Gurbax) 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 1, 1764, at Amritsar. It was in this skirmish that Baba Gurbaksh Singh along with 29 other Sikhs were killed.
Gurbaksh Singh | |
|---|---|
| Jathedar of Damdami Taksal | |
| Reign | 1757—1764 |
| Predecessor | Baba Deep Singh |
| Successor | Bhai Soorat Singh |
| Born | Gurbaksh April 10, 1688 Lil, Amritsar, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (Present day India) |
| Died | December 1, 1764 (Aged 76) Shri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, Sikh Confederacy (Present day India) |
| Cause of death | Killed in Action |
| Wars and battles | Mughal-Sikh wars Afghan-Sikh Wars |
| Father | Dasaundha |
| Mother | Mai Lachchhami |
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