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Himmat 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

Bhai Himmat Singh (1661–1705) was one of the Panj Pyare, or the Five Beloved in Sikhism. He was born in 1661 at town Puri in modern-day Odisha, India.^[1]^[2] He died in the battle of Chamkaur on 22 December 1705.^[3]

References

↑ Singh, Mohinder (2000). Punjab 1999. ISBN 9788186565766.
↑ Singh, Patwant (1989). The Golden Temple, South Asia Books. ISBN 962-7375-01-2.
↑ The Encyclopedia Of Sikhism - Volume II E-L. p. 271.

Chhibbar, Kesar Singh, Bansavallnamd Dasdn Pdlshdhidn Kd. Chandigarh, 1972
Knir Singh, Cur/nlds Pdtshdfu 10. Chandigarh, 1968
Santokh Singh, Bhai, Sn Gur Pratap Suraj Granth. Amritsai, 1927–33

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[1] Singh, Mohinder (2000). Punjab 1999. ISBN 9788186565766.

[2] Singh, Patwant (1989). The Golden Temple, South Asia Books. ISBN 962-7375-01-2.

[3] The Encyclopedia Of Sikhism - Volume II E-L. p. 271.

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-'''Bhai Himmat Singh''' (1661–1705) was one of the [[Panj Pyare]], or the Five Beloved in [[Sikhism]]. He was born in 1661 at town [[Jagannath Puri|Puri]] in modern-day [[Odisha]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HaOlg1sDYP4C&q=bhai+himmat+singh+orissa&pg=PA451|title=Punjab 1999|isbn=9788186565766|last1=Singh|first1=Mohinder|year=2000}}</ref><ref>Singh, Patwant (1989). The Golden Temple, South Asia Books. {{ISBN|962-7375-01-2}}.</ref> (his family business was water supplying). He came to [[Anandpur Sahib|Anandpur]] at the young age of 17, and attached himself to the service of [[Guru Gobind Singh]]. Bhai Himmat, as he was called before his initiation, was one of the five Sikhs who one by one offered to lay down their heads in response to the Guru's successive calls made at an assembly of the Sikhs especially summoned on the occasion of [[Baisakhi]] of 1756 Bk corresponding to 14 April 1699. He along with the other four received the vows of the [[Khalsa]] at [[Guru Gobind Singh]]'s hands and was renamed Himmat Singh. Bhai Himmat Singh proved a brave warrior and, while at [[Anandpur Sahib|Anandpur]], he took part in battles with the surrounding hill chiefs and imperial commanders. He died in the battle of [[Chamkaur]] on 22 December 1705 together with [[Bhai Sahib Singh]] and [[Bhai Mukham Singh]].
+'''Bhai Himmat Singh''' (1661–1705) was one of the [[Panj Pyare]], or the Five Beloved in [[Sikhism]]. He was born in 1661 at town [[Jagannath Puri|Puri]] in modern-day [[Odisha]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HaOlg1sDYP4C&q=bhai+himmat+singh+orissa&pg=PA451|title=Punjab 1999|isbn=9788186565766|last1=Singh|first1=Mohinder|year=2000}}</ref><ref>Singh, Patwant (1989). The Golden Temple, South Asia Books. {{ISBN|962-7375-01-2}}.</ref> He died in the battle of [[Chamkaur]] on 22 December 1705.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia Of Sikhism - Volume II E-L |url=https://archive.org/details/TheEncyclopediaOfSikhism-VolumeIiE-l/page/271/mode/2up |page=271 |language=English}}</ref>
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