Bhatt Kirat

Bhatt
Kirat
Bhatt Kirat
Personal
Born	Unknown date; Sultanpur Lodhi,Lahore Subah,Mughal Empire(Present-dayKapurthala,Punjab,India)
Died	13 April 1634; Amritsar,Lahore Subah,Mughal Empire(Present-dayPunjab,India)
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);
Known for	Contributor of theGuru Granth Sahib; Jathedar ofAkal Sena; Martyrdom in Battle of Amritsar (1634);
Relations	Bhatt Bhikha(father); Bhatt Mathura(brother);

Bhatt Kiratwas aBrahminbard in the court ofGuru Arjan,whose eight hymns are present inGuru Granth Sahib,the holy book ofSikhs.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]The titleBhattis given to learned Brahmins.

Early life[edit]

Kirat was born, inSultanpur LodhitoBhatt Bhika,in aGaur Brahminfamily (of Kaushish gotra) and he was brother ofBhatt Mathura.^[5]^[6]His father's ancestors settled in Sultanpur fromLadwavillage nearKurukshetracity (present dayHaryana).^{[citation needed]}

Battle of Amritsar (1634)[edit]

Bhai Kirat being tired of Mughal oppression, joined the sixth guru,Guru Hargobindto fight against theMughal empire.He contributed and fought valiantly inBattle of Amritsarand killed Lahore’s Subedar Murtza Khan but because of heavy injury and blood loss, he attained martyrdom on the battlefield.^[6]

References[edit]

^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 Archived23 December 2015 at theWayback 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.
^^a ^bDhillon, Dalbir Singh (1988).Sikhism: Origin and Development.Atlantic Publishers & Distributors Pvt Limited. p. 122.

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[1] Page cxx, The Ādi-Granth, Or: The Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs, Ernst Trumpp, W.H. Allen, 1877

[2] Page 36, The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries), H. S. Singha, Hemkunt Press, 2000

[3] Page 8, The Sikh Review, Volume 55, Issues 1-6, Sikh Cultural Centre, 2007

[4] thesikhencyclopedia.com Archived23 December 2015 at theWayback Machine:BHATT BANI

[5] Dilagīra, Harajindara Siṅgha (1997).The Sikh Reference Book.Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark.ISBN 978-0-9695964-2-4.

[:2-6] Dhillon, Dalbir Singh (1988).Sikhism: Origin and Development.Atlantic Publishers & Distributors Pvt Limited. p. 122.

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