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{{Infobox religious biography<br />
| religion = [[Sikhism]]<br />
| name = Uday Singh<br />
| image = [[File:Mural of Udai Singh.jpg|75px]]<br />
| caption = Fresco depicting Uday Singh from [[Gurdwara Baba Atal]], circa 19th century<br />
| honorific prefix = Bhai<br />
| father = [[Bhai Mani Singh]]<br />
| military_data1 = [[Khalsa Fauj]]<br />
| military_blank1 = Allegiance<br />
| death_date = December 1704 or 1705<br />
| death_place = Shahi Tibbi<br />
| death_cause = [[Killed in action]]<br />
| relations = [[Bachittar Singh]] (brother)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Uday Singh''' (died December 1704 or 1705) was a Sikh warrior during the period of [[Guru Gobind Singh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Harbans |title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism |publisher=Punjabi University, Patiala |year=2004 |isbn=817380530X |edition=2nd |volume=4: S-Z |pages=380}}</ref>{{Efn|His personal name is alternatively transliterated as "Udai" or "Ude".|group=note}}<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
He was the third-born son of [[Bhai Mani Singh]] and brother of [[Bachittar Singh]].<ref name=":0" /> He was born into a Parmar Rajput family of Alipur in the Multan district.<ref name=":0" /> He underwent the ''[[Amrit Sanskar|Pahul]]'' on 30 March 1699 during the festival of [[Vaisakhi]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Military career ==<br />
By 1698, he had already earned a reputation of being a talented musketeer.<ref name=":0" /> He is said to have once killed a tiger during a chase with a musket.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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He participated in many battles against the [[List of battles between Mughals and Sikhs|Mughals]] and [[Hill States–Sikh Wars|Hill Rajas]]. He was part of a group of 25 Sikhs whom accompanied Guru Gobind Singh to Anandpur shortly after the formalization and officialization of the [[Khalsa]] order and participated in many of the following military conflict in the area as a result.<ref name=":0" /> One time while the Guru was partaking in hunting in the Anandpur Valley of the Shivalik Hills, two Hill Rajas, named Balia Chand and Alam Chand, attempted to attack the Guru.<ref name=":0" /> Uday Singh is said to have fought them off, inflicting a serious wound on Balia Chand in the process.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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When faced with a petition by Ajit Singh to allow him to partake in a battle, Guru Gobind Singh instructed Uday Singh to accompany his elder son, alongside 100 warriors.<ref name=":0" /> During an [[Battle of Taragarh|operation]] during the [[First Siege of Anandpur|first siege of Anandpur]] in 1700, he recovered the fort of [[Takht Kesgarh Sahib#Forts|Taragarh]] alongside [[Ajit Singh (Sikhism)|Sahibzada Ajit Singh]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grewal |first=J. S. |title=Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708): Master of the White Hawk |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2019 |isbn=9780190990381 |quote=But Sahibzada Ajit Singh and Bhai Udai Singh, leading two different bands of the Khalsa, recovered the fort.}}</ref> He was responsible for the improvement of the Sikh defences that year in Anandpur and commanded the reserves.<ref name=":0" /> He was responsible for personally killing Raja Kesri Chand of Jaswan State in battle.<ref name=":0" /> He would further participate in the battles of [[Battle of Nirmohgarh (1702)|Nimohgarh]], [[Battle of Basoli|Basoli]], and Kalmot.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
During the evacuation of Anandpur by the retinue of Guru Gobind Singh, he was assigned a group of 50 men to confront and slow-down the pursuing enemy forces.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sahi |first=Joginder Singh |title=An Encyclopaedia of Sikhism and Sikhs Abroad: It Includes Sikh Gurus, Sikh Rehyat Maryada, Life of Guru Gobind Singh, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Etc., Sikh Martyrs, Gurudwaras in India and Abroad and Sikhs Abroad, with Coloured Photographs |publisher=Common World |year=1999 |volume=1 |pages=48 |quote=At this critical juncture, the Guru directed Bhai Udai Singh at the need of the band of fifty Sikhs to hold the advance of the enemy.}}</ref> He took over the responsibility of the rear-guard from Ajit Singh.<ref name=":0" /> He died in battle in December 1704 or 1705 during the [[Battle of Shahi Tibbi]] as a result against an enemy which vastly outnumbered his small force.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Gandhi |first=Surjit Singh |title=History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1606-1708 C.E |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist. |year=2007 |isbn=9788126908585 |series=History of Sikh Gurus Retold |volume=2 |pages=966}}</ref>{{Efn|The year the events occurred is disputed as either 1704 or 1705.|group=note}}<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
A small gurdwara has since been constructed on the place of his death atop the hill of Shahi Tibbi.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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