Baj Singh

Baba Baj Singh (died 1716; his first name is alternatively spelt as Baaj), also known as Baj Bahadur, was a Sikh general, governor, scholar and martyr from present-day India.

Biography

Baj Singh's family was native to Mirpur Patti, a village in Amritsar district of the Punjab. He was born into a Jat Sikh family of the Bal clan. He was part of a Panj Piare quintet commanded, by Guru Gobind Singh, to accompany Banda Singh Bahadur and provide him counsel on his northwards conquest of Sirhind.

Execution

He was executed on 9 June 1716 on the outskirts of Delhi, on the bank of the Yamuna river along with his seven brothers and Banda Singh Bahadur.

Battles fought by Baj Singh

• Battle of Sonipat
• Battle of Samana
• Battle of Sadhaura
• Battle of Chappar Chiri
• Battle of Jammu
• Battle of Jalalabad (1710)
• Battle of Lohgarh
• Battle of Gurdas Nangal or Siege of Gurdaspur

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