Baba Deep Singh
Baba Deep Singh | |
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 19th century fresco painting of Baba Deep Singh from Gurdwara Baba Atal, Amritsar | |
| Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib | |
| In office 1706–1757 | |
| Succeeded by | Sudh Singh |
| Jathedar of Damdami Taksal | |
| In office 1708–1757 | |
| Preceded by | Guru Gobind Singh |
| Succeeded by | Baba Gurbaksh Singh |
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| Born | 26 January 1682 Pahuwind, Dal Khalsa |
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Baba Deep Singh (26 January 1682 – 13 November 1757) is revered among
Early life
Baba Deep Singh was born in a Sandhu Jat Sikh family on 26 January 1682. His father Bhagta was a Farmer, and his mother was Jioni. He lived in the Pahuwind village of Amritsar district.[3]
He went to
Warrior
Misldar
In 1709, Baba Deep Singh joined
The Demolition of the Harmandir Sahib
In April 1757,
Baba Deep Singh, 75 years old, felt that it was up to him to atone for the sin of having let the Afghans desecrate the shrine. He emerged from scholastic retirement and declared to a congregation at Damdama Sahib that he intended to rebuild the temple. Five hundred men came forward to go with him. Baba Deep Singh offered prayers before starting for Amritsar: "May my head fall at the Darbar Sahib." As he went from hamlet to hamlet, many villagers joined him. By the time baba Deep Singh reached Tarn Taran Sahib, ten miles from Amritsar, over five thousand Sikhs armed with hatchets, swords, and spears accompanied him.
Death
Baba Deep Singh had vowed to avenge the desecration of the
There are two accounts of Baba Deep Singh's death. According to one popular version, Baba Deep Singh continued to fight after having been completely decapitated, slaying his enemies with his head in one hand and his sword in the other.[6] In this version, only upon reaching the sacred city of Amritsar did he stop and finally die.[7] According to the second version, he was mortally wounded with a blow to the neck, but not completely decapitated. After receiving this blow, a Sikh reminded Baba Deep Singh, "You had resolved to reach the periphery of the pool." On hearing the talk of the Sikh, he held his head with his left hand and removing the enemies from his way with the strokes of his 15 kg (33 lb)[citation needed] Khanda "with his right hand, reached the periphery of Harmandir Sahib where he breathed his last. The Singhs celebrated the Bandhi-Sor Divas of 1757 A.D. in Harmandir Sahib".[8]
The Sikhs recovered their prestige by defeating the Afghan army and the latter were forced to flee.[9]
The spot where Baba Deep Singh's head fell is marked in the
Battles fought by Baba Deep Singh
- Battle Of Sadhaura (1710)
- Battle Of Chappar Chiri (1710)
- Siege Of Sirhind (1710)
- Battle Of Amritsar (1757)
In popular culture
Anokhe Amar Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji, an Indian historical biographical film by Jaswinder Chahal was released in 2006.[10]
Gallery
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A watercolour painting depicting a headless Baba Deep Singh and fellow Sikh warriors shown fighting the hostile Afghan forces at the Battle of Amritsar (1757), circa 1880's -
Fresco of Deep Singh from Gurdwara Baba Atal -
Akali Baba Deep Singh leading his men against the Afghans. Early 20th century Sikh painting -
Opening folio of a Guru Granth Sahib manuscript authored by Baba Deep Singh, currently located in Patna Sahib -
Opening folio of a Dasam Granth manuscript authored by Baba Deep Singh
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See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the originalon 26 June 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Damdami Taksal opens shop to provide religious literature. Daily Excelsior.com
- OCLC 622730722.
Deep Singh Shahid, a Sandhu Jat and resident of the village of Pohuwind of the pargana of Amritsar, ...
- ^ Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji Archived 18 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. SikhismGuide. Retrieved on 2017-07-09.
- ^ History of the Sikhs, Volume I by Khushwant Singh.
- ^ ISBN 9780415201087.
- ^ Brosius, Christiane. Empowering Visions: The Politics of Representation in Hindu Nationalism. 2005, page 40.
- ^ "Shaheed Baba Deep Singh". Santokh Singh Jagdev – Bed Time Stories-7. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ Mahajan, Vidya Dhar (1970). Muslim Rule in India. New Delhi: S.Chand. Rise and Growth of Sikh Power;240.
- ^ "Anokhe Shahhed Baba Deep Singh". MX Player.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-0-19-562791-6.
- Thāpar, K.S. (2002). "DĪP SIṄGH SHAHĪD, BĀBĀ (1682-1757)". In ISBN 978-81-7380-100-6.
- ISBN 978-81-215-0165-1.
- Fenech, Louis E. (2000). Martyrdom in the Sikh Tradition: Playing the "game of Love" (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 35, 39, 42, 44, 95–9, 100, 168, 169, 197–8, 233, 264, 272. ISBN 978-0-19-564947-5.
- Fenech, Louis E.; ISBN 978-0-7914-6707-7.
- Chopra, Radhika (2018). Amritsar 1984: A City Remembers. ISBN 978-1-4985-7105-0.
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