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{{short description|Contributor of Guru Granth Sahib}} | |||
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| honorific_prefix = Bhatt | |||
| name = Kirat | |||
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| birth_date = Unknown date | |||
| birth_place = [[Sultanpur Lodhi]], [[Lahore Subah]], [[Mughal Empire]] ({{small|Present-day [[Kapurthala district|Kapurthala]], [[Punjab]], [[India]]}}) | |||
| death_date = 13 April 1634 | |||
| death_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Lahore Subah]], [[Mughal Empire]] ({{small|Present-day [[Punjab]], [[India]]}}) | |||
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| religion = Sikhism | |||
| known_for = * Contributor of the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] | |||
* Jathedar of [[Akal Sena]] | |||
* Martyrdom in Battle of Amritsar (1634) | |||
| relations = * [[Bhatt Bhika|Bhatt Bhikha]] (father) | |||
* [[Bhatt Mathura]] (brother) | |||
| children = * Bhai Bohath (son) | |||
* Bhai Keso Singh Shaheed (grandson) | |||
* Bhai Narbud Singh Shaheed (great-grandson) | |||
* Bhai Hari Singh Shaheed (grandson) | |||
* Bhai Tara Singh Shaheed (great-grandson) | |||
* Bhai Seva Singh Shaheed (great-grandson) | |||
* Bhai Deva Singh Shaheed (great-grandson) | |||
* Bhai Desa Singh Shaheed (grandson) | |||
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'''Bhatt Kirat''' was a [[Brahmin]] bard in the court of [[Guru Arjan]], whose eight hymns are present in [[Guru Granth Sahib]], the holy book of [[Sikh]]s.<ref>Page cxx, The Ādi-Granth, Or: The Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs, Ernst Trumpp, W.H. Allen, 1877</ref><ref>Page 36, The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries), H. S. Singha, Hemkunt Press, 2000 </ref><ref>Page 8, The Sikh Review, Volume 55, Issues 1-6, Sikh Cultural Centre, 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/scriptures/sri-guru-granth-sahib-and-guru-gobind-singhs-bani/bhatt-bani thesikhencyclopedia.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223064219/http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/scriptures/sri-guru-granth-sahib-and-guru-gobind-singhs-bani/bhatt-bani |date=23 December 2015 }}: BHATT BANI</ref> The title [[Bhatt]] is given to learned Brahmins. | '''Bhatt Kirat''' was a [[Brahmin]] bard in the court of [[Guru Arjan]], whose eight hymns are present in [[Guru Granth Sahib]], the holy book of [[Sikh]]s.<ref>Page cxx, The Ādi-Granth, Or: The Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs, Ernst Trumpp, W.H. Allen, 1877</ref><ref>Page 36, The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries), H. S. Singha, Hemkunt Press, 2000 </ref><ref>Page 8, The Sikh Review, Volume 55, Issues 1-6, Sikh Cultural Centre, 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/scriptures/sri-guru-granth-sahib-and-guru-gobind-singhs-bani/bhatt-bani thesikhencyclopedia.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223064219/http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/scriptures/sri-guru-granth-sahib-and-guru-gobind-singhs-bani/bhatt-bani |date=23 December 2015 }}: BHATT BANI</ref> The title [[Bhatt]] is given to learned Brahmins. | ||
==Early life== | |||
Kirat was born, in [[Sultanpur Lodhi]] to [[Bhatt Bhika]], in a [[Gaur Brahmin]] family (of Kaushish gotra) and he was brother of [[Bhatt Mathura]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dilagīra |first=Harajindara Siṅgha |url=https://archive.org/details/sikhreferenceboo0000dila/page/71/mode/1up?q=Bhatt |title=The Sikh Reference Book |date=1997 |publisher=Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark |isbn=978-0-9695964-2-4|pages=}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> His father's ancestors settled in Sultanpur from [[Ladwa]] village near [[Kurukshetra]] city (present day [[Haryana]]).{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} | |||
==Battle of Amritsar (1634)== | |||
Bhai Kirat being tired of Mughal oppression, joined the sixth guru, [[Guru Hargobind]] to fight against the [[Mughal Empire]]. He contributed and fought valiantly in [[Battle of Amritsar (1634)|Battle of Amritsar]] and killed Lahore’s Subedar Murtza Khan but because of heavy injury and blood loss, he attained martyrdom on the battlefield.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Dhillon |first=Dalbir Singh |title=Sikhism: Origin and Development |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=osnkLKPMWykC&q=Gaur |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors Pvt Limited |year=1988 |pages=122}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Writers of Guru Granth Sahib}} | {{Writers of Guru Granth Sahib}} | ||
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[[Category:Sikh Bhagats]] | [[Category:Sikh Bhagats]] | ||
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Bhatt Kirat was a Brahmin bard in the court of Guru Arjan, whose eight hymns are present in Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs.[1][2][3][4] The title Bhatt is given to learned Brahmins.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Kirat was born, in Sultanpur Lodhi to Bhatt Bhika, in a Gaur Brahmin family (of Kaushish gotra) and he was brother of Bhatt Mathura.[5][6] His father's ancestors settled in Sultanpur from Ladwa village near Kurukshetra city (present day Haryana).[citation needed]
Battle of Amritsar (1634)[edit | edit source]
Bhai Kirat being tired of Mughal oppression, joined the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind to fight against the Mughal Empire. He contributed and fought valiantly in Battle of Amritsar and killed Lahore’s Subedar Murtza Khan but because of heavy injury and blood loss, he attained martyrdom on the battlefield.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Page cxx, The Ādi-Granth, Or: The Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs, Ernst Trumpp, W.H. Allen, 1877
- ↑ Page 36, The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries), H. S. Singha, Hemkunt Press, 2000
- ↑ Page 8, The Sikh Review, Volume 55, Issues 1-6, Sikh Cultural Centre, 2007
- ↑ thesikhencyclopedia.com Archived 23 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine: BHATT BANI
- ↑ Dilagīra, Harajindara Siṅgha (1997). The Sikh Reference Book. Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark. ISBN 978-0-9695964-2-4.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dhillon, Dalbir Singh (1988). Sikhism: Origin and Development. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors Pvt Limited. p. 122.
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