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.

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

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