Baj Singh

Baba Baj Singh (died 9 June 1716; his first name is alternatively spelt as Baaj), also known as Baj Bahadur, was a Sikh general, governor, scholar and martyr from present-day India.

Baba Baj Singh Bahadur
Bhai Baj Singh statue at Fatehburj Sahib
Born	Baj Singh Bal
Died	9 June 1716 Delhi, Delhi Subah, Mughal Empire
Cause of death	Execution

Biography

Binod Singh, Kahan Singh, Baj Singh, Daya Singh, and Ram Singh depicted as a Panj Piare group from a gilded panel from Takht Hazur Sahib, Nanded

Baj Singh's family was native to Mirpur Patti, a village in Amritsar district of the Punjab.^[1] He was born into a Jat Sikh family of the Bal clan.^[2] He was part of a Panj Piare quintet commanded, by Guru Gobind Singh, to accompany Banda Singh Bahadur and provide him counsel on his northwards conquest of Sirhind.^[3]

Execution

He was executed on 9 June 1716 on the outskirts of Delhi, on the bank of the Yamuna river along with his seven brothers and Banda Singh Bahadur.

Battles fought by Baj Singh

• Battle of Sonipat
• Battle of Samana
• Battle of Sadhaura
• Battle of Chappar Chiri
• Battle of Brahampur
• Battle of Jammu
• Battle of Jalalabad (1710)
• Battle of Lohgarh
• Battle of Gurdas Nangal or Siege of Gurdaspur^[4]