Bhai Daya Singh Ji | |
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ਦਇਆ ਸਿੰਘ | |
.png) 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 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Daya Ram Sobti 1661 Lahore, Punjab (modern-day Pakistan) |
| Died | 1708 (aged 47) Nanded, India |
| Cause of death | Martyrdom |
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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 |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Institute | Khalsa |
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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] Among the inaugural panj piare quintet, he is traditionally the highest-regarded as he was the first to answer the call for a sacrifice from the guru.[2] Daya Singh was an educated Sikh, with literature being attributed to his authorship.[2]
- ^ Sangat Singh (2001). The Sikhs in history: a millennium study, with new afterwords. Uncommon Books. p. 71. ISBN 978-81-900650-2-3.
- ^ a b Ashok, Shamsher Singh (2002). Singh, Harbans (ed.). Encyclopedia of Sikhism (4th ed.). Punjabi University (Patiala). pp. 540–541. ISBN 8173801002.