Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar

Add Your Heading Text Here

Home Events Janam Divas Baba Ajit Singh Ji

Janam Divas Baba Ajit Singh Ji

Sahibzada Ajit Singh

Jump to navigationJump to search

   

Sahibzada Ajit Singh asking for his father, Guru Gobind Singh's blessings, painting by Devender Singh

Sahibzada Ajit Singh (11 February 1687 - 7 December 1705), the eldest of four sons of Guru Gobind Singh, was born to Mata Jito ji (also known as Mata Sundari ji) at Paonta sahib on 11 February 1687. The following year, Guru Gobind Singh returned with the family to Anandpur where Ajit Singh was brought up in the approved Sikh style.

He was taught the religious texts, philosophy and history, and had training in the martial arts such as riding, swordsmanship, gatka and archery. He grew up to be a handsome young man, strong, intelligent and a natural leader of people. Soon after the creation of the Khalsa on 30 March 1699, he had his first test of skill. A group of Sikhs (sangat) coming from Pothohar, northwest Punjab, was attacked and looted on the way by the Ranghars of Nuh, a short distance from Anandpur across the River Sutlej.

Guru Gobind Singh sent Sahibzada Ajit Singh, barely 12 years of age then, to that village to intervene and defend the sangat. Ajit Singh at the head of 100 Sikhs reached there on 23 May 1699, punished the Ranghars and recovered the looted property. Following this successful mission, a much harder task was entrusted to him the following year when the hill chiefs supported by imperial troops attacked AnandpurSahibzada Ajit Singh was made responsible for the defence of Taragarh Fort which became the first target of attack.

This, according to the Bhatt Vahis, happened on 29 August 1700. Ajit Singh, assisted by Bhai Ude Singh, a seasoned soldier, repulsed the attack. He also fought valiantly in the battles of Nirmohgarh in October 1700. On 15 March 1701, a sangat, column of Sikh devotees, coming from Darap area (present Sialkot district) was waylaid by Gujjars and Ranghars. Sahibzada Ajit Singh led a successful expedition against them too.

Once a Brahman came to Guru Gobind Singh’s darbar. He complained that some Pathans of Bassi, near Hoshiarpur had taken his newly-wedded wife away by force. Sahibzada Ajit Singh offered to help the Brahman to recover his wife. As instructed by Guru Gobind Singh, on 7 March 1703 he took out 100 horsemen to Bassi, near Hoshiarpur. With this band of young brave Sikhs, Baba Ajit Singh fell upon Bassi during the night. He arrested the Pathans responsible for the wicked deed. He recovered the Brahman’s wife. He took the wicked Pathans to Anandpur the following morning. The Brahman’s wife was restored to him. The wicked Pathans were punished, suitably and severely.

Depiction of the Sahibzada Ajit Singh at the Battle of Chamkaur , painting by Bhagat Singh Bedi

In the prolonged siege of Anandpur in 1705, Sahibzada Ajit Singh again displayed his qualities of courage and steadfastness. When, at last, Anandpur was vacated on the night of 5-6 December 1705, he was given command of the rearguard. As the besiegers, violating their solemn promises for a safe conduct to the evacuees, attacked the column, he stoutly engaged them on a hill feature called Shahi Tibbi until relieved by Bhai Ude Singh. Sahibzada Ajit Singh crossed the Sarsa, then in spate, along with his father, his younger brother, Jujhar Singh, and some fifty Sikhs. Further reduced in numbers by casualties at the hands of a pursuing troop from Ropar, the column reached Chamkaur in the evening of 6 December 1705, and took up position in a garhi, a highwalled fortified haveli (house). The attackers, their numbers since swelled by reinforcements from Malerkotia, Sirhind and from among the local Ranghars and Gujjars, soon caught up with them and threw a tight ring around Chamkaur.

An unequal but grim battle commenced with the sunrise on 7 December 1705 in the words of Guru Gobind Singh's Zafamamah, a mere forty defying a hundred thousand (lakh). The besieged, after they had exhausted the meagre stock of ammunition and arrows, made sallies in batches of five each to engage the encircling host with sword and spear. Sahibzada Ajit Singh led one of the sallies and laid down his life fighting in the thick of the battle. He was 18 years old at the time of his supreme sacrifice for his faith. Gurdwara Qatalgarh now marks the spot where he fell, followed by Sahibzada Jujhar Singh, who led the next sally.

An annual fair is held in commemoration of their martyrdoms on the 8th of the Bikrami month of Poh (December/January). The martyrdom of two of the sons of Guru Gobind Singh in the battle of Chamkaur is substantiated by a contemporary record in the form of an official letter preserved in a MS., AhkamiAlamgiriby Emperor Aurarigzib's official letter writer, Mirza 'Inayat Ullah Khan Ismi (1653-1725). The relevant extract from the MS., translated into English, reads:

The event is finished.

53 thoughts on “Janam Divas Baba Ajit Singh Ji”

  1. I drlp a comment when I appreciate a post on a site orr if I have skmething to
    addd to the conversation. It is triggered by thee
    fire communicated in the article I browsed.
    And on this article Janam Divvas Baaba Ajit Singh Ji – Gurdwara Sahib
    Sukh Sagar. I waas excited enough to post a thougyt :
    -P I do have a couple of questions for yyou if you don’t mind.
    Is it just me or does it look like some off the responses come acoss
    like coming from brain dead people? 😛 And, if you
    are posting at additional social sites, I’d like to
    folllw you. Could you list every one of your communal sites like your twitter feed, Facebook page
    or linkedin profile? https://www.deviantart.com/amosout7/journal/Gambling-in-the-Female-Audience-1021092225

  2. Heey there! I know this iss kida off topic nevertheless I’d
    figured I’d ask. Woyld you be interested in exchanging links or maybe guest writing a blog
    pst or vice-versa? My website goes over a lot of
    the same subjects as yours and I feel we could greatly benefit from each other.
    If you’re interested feel free to send mee an email. I look forward to hearing from you!
    Wonderful blog by the way! https://band.us/band/92732749/post/1

  3. Wonderful items from you, man. I have be aware yourr stuff prior
    to and yyou are simply extremely fantastic. I actually like
    what you’ve acquired right here, certainly like whaat you are saying andd the way in which through which you
    assert it. You’re making itt enjoyable and you still caare for to stay it sensible.

    I can’t wait too learn far more from you. This is actually a grest wweb site. https://basodi.fr/author/claudiabrom/

  4. I tend not to dfop a leave a response, but I browsed a buhch of comments on Jansm Divas Baba
    Ajit Singh Ji – Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar.
    I do have a couple of questions for you if it’s allright.
    Could it be simply me or ddo a few of these remarks look like thbey
    are coming from brain dead individuals? 😛 And,
    if you are posting on other places, I would like to keep up with anything fresh you have
    too post. Could you list of every onne of all your social networking pages like your Facebook page, twqitter feed, or linkedin profile? https://www.credly.com/users/farell-williams/badges

  5. An impressive share! I ave just forwarded this ohto a colleague
    who was conducting a little homework on this. And he in fact bought me dinner because I stumboed upon it for him…
    lol. So allow me to reword this…. Thanks
    for the meal!! But yeah, thanks for spending the time to discuss this matter here on your internet
    site. https://www.universe.com/users/huxley-evans-2N7D5P

  6. Unquestionably believe thjat which you stated.

    Your favourite justification appeared to be on the nnet the
    simplest factor to be mindful of. I say to you, I definitely get irked even as folks
    think about worries that they just don’t realize about.

    You managed to hit the nail upon the highest as neatly as outlined out the entire thing without having side effect ,
    otyher people can take a signal. Will probably be again to get more.
    Thank you https://www.bordadorascolombia.com/best-ways-to-introduce-yourself-in-an-essay/

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *