Daya Singh
Daya Singh (Punjabi: ਦਇਆ ਸਿੰਘ (Gurmukhi); born Daya Ram; 1661–1708) was one of the Panj Pyare, the first five Sikhs to be initiated into the Khalsa order in 17th-century India.[1]
Bhai Daya Singh Ji | |
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ਦਇਆ ਸਿੰਘ | |
.png.webp) Daya 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 1699–1708 | |
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| Born | Daya Ram Sobhi 1661 Lahore, Punjab (modern-day Pakistan) |
| Died | 1708 (aged 47) Nanded, India |
| Cause of death | Martyrdom |
| Religion | Sikhism |
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| Known for | Member of the original, inaugural Panj Pyare; was the first to answer the call by the Guru for a head |
| Occupation | Shopkeeper |
| Institute | Khalsa |
| Panj Pyare |
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Dasam Granth manuscript from Aurangabad attributed to Bhai Daya Singh
References
- Sangat Singh (2001). The Sikhs in history: a millenium study, with new afterwords. Uncommon Books. p. 71. ISBN 978-81-900650-2-3.
- Santokh Singh, Bhai, Sn Gur Pratap Sura/` Granth. Amritsar, 1926–37
- Kuir Singh, Gurbilas Patshahi 10. Patiala, 1968
- Chhibbar, Kesar Singh, Bansava/inama Dasari Patshahian Ka. Chandigarh, 1972
- Macauliffe, Max Arthur, The Sikh Religion. Oxford, 1909
- Khushwant Singh, A History of the Sikhs, vol. I. Princeton, 1963
- Harbans Singh, Guru Gobind Singh. Chandigarh, 1966
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