Daya Singh
Indian Sikh Khalsa order member / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Bhai Daya Singh Ji | |
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ਦਇਆ ਸਿੰਘ | |
Panj Pyare | |
In office 1699–1708 | |
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Born | Daya Ram Sobhi 1661 Lahore, Punjab (modern-day Pakistan) |
Died | 1708 (aged 47) Nanded, India |
Cause of death | Martyrdom |
Religion | Sikhism |
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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 |
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Institute | Khalsa |
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