Singha Purohit
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Bhai Singha Purohit was a Kul-Purohit of Brahmin caste, General of 6th Sikh Guru Hargobind, who saved guru's daughter from Mughals.[1]
Military career
Guru Hargobind (1595-1644). Bhai Singha was, along with Babak the musician, sent to escort the Guru's daughter, Bibi Viro, who on the eve of her marriage had accidentally been left behind in Amritsar when the family was evacuated to the village of Jhabal at the time of the attack in 1629 by the Mughal commander, Mukhlis Khan. She was brought out safely through the Mughal lines. Early next morning Bhai Singha, at the head of 500 Sikhs, was sent forward to meet the host as the Sikh warrior, Bhai Bhanu, had been slain fighting against the vanguard. As says Bhai Santokh Singh, Sri Gur Pratap Suraj Granth, a shot from Muhammad 'Ali, the Mughal officer opposite him, wounded Singha's horse. The animal fell down along with its rider, but Singha recovering his composure, shot an arrow at Muhammad 'Ali, killing him instantaneously. Bhai Singha now became the target of the enemy's attack and fell a martyr in the unequal contest.[2]
References
- ↑ Dilagira, Harajindara (1997). The Sikh Reference Book. Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark. pp. 719 (at page 613). ISBN 9780969596424. Search this book on
- ↑ Singh, Harbans (1992). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: S-Z. Punjabi University. pp. 570 (at page 204). ISBN 9788173805301. Search this book on
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