Bhatt Kirat

Bhatt
Kirat
Bhatt Kirat
Personal life
Born	Unknown date; Sultanpur Lodhi, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (Present-day Kapurthala, Punjab, India)
Died	13 April 1634; Amritsar, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (Present-day Punjab, India)
Children	Bhai Bohath (son); Bhai Keso Singh Shaheed (grandson); Bhai Narbud Singh Shaheed (great-grandson); Bhai Hari Singh Shaheed (grandson); Bhai Tara Singh Shaheed (great-grandson); Bhai Seva Singh Shaheed (great-grandson); Bhai Deva Singh Shaheed (great-grandson); Bhai Desa Singh Shaheed (grandson);
Known for	Contributor of the Guru Granth Sahib; Jathedar of Akal Sena; Martyrdom in Battle of Amritsar (1634);
Relations	Bhatt Bhikha (father); Bhatt Mathura (brother);

Bhatt Kirat was a Brahmin bard in the court of Guru Arjan, whose eight hymns are present in Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The title Bhatt is given to learned Brahmins.

^ Page cxx, The Ādi-Granth, Or: The Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs, Ernst Trumpp, W.H. Allen, 1877
^ Page 36, The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries), H. S. Singha, Hemkunt Press, 2000
^ Page 8, The Sikh Review, Volume 55, Issues 1-6, Sikh Cultural Centre, 2007
^ thesikhencyclopedia.com Archived 23 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine: BHATT BANI

Bhatt Kirat
Personal life
Born	Unknown date Sultanpur Lodhi, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (Present-day Kapurthala, Punjab, India)
Died	13 April 1634 Amritsar, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (Present-day Punjab, India)
Children	Bhai Bohath (son) Bhai Keso Singh Shaheed (grandson) Bhai Narbud Singh Shaheed (great-grandson) Bhai Hari Singh Shaheed (grandson) Bhai Tara Singh Shaheed (great-grandson) Bhai Seva Singh Shaheed (great-grandson) Bhai Deva Singh Shaheed (great-grandson) Bhai Desa Singh Shaheed (grandson)
Known for	Contributor of the Guru Granth Sahib Jathedar of Akal Sena Martyrdom in Battle of Amritsar (1634)
Relations	Bhatt Bhikha (father) Bhatt Mathura (brother)