Last updated on July 25th, 2023 at 04:30 pm
PM Modi said, ” I would urge everyone, especially my young friends, to participate in the essay competition on the martyrdom of the Sahibzadas. India will always remember the courage of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Mata Gujri Ji, and Sahibzads”.
About Guru Gobind Singh:-
Guru Gobind Singh was born Gobind Das or Gobind Rai on December 22, 1666. He was the tenth Sikh Guru and a spiritual master, warrior, poet, and philosopher.
He died on October 7, 1708. At the age of nine, Guru Gobind Singh became the formal leader of the Sikhs and the tenth and final human Sikh Guru when his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb.
His four biological sons died during his lifetime Two in battle, Two executed by the Mughal governor Wazir Khan
About Mata Gujri:-
Mata Gujri (1624–1705), spelled as Mata Gujari, was the wife of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhism, and the mother of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of Sikhism.
In 1629, she was betrothed to Guru Tegh Bahadur when he visited Kartarpur for the marriage celebrations of his brother, Suraj Mal. She joined her husband’s family in Amritsar after she married Guru Tegh Bahadur at Kartarpur on 4 February 1633.
Mata Gujri moved with her husband and mother-in-law, Mata Nanaki, to Bakala, near Amritsar, in 1635 when the family moved to Kiratpur. Guru Tegh Bahadur’s father, Guru Hargobind, died in 1644.
About Sahibzada:-
Ajit Singh (11 February 1687 –23 December 1704), also referred to with honorifics as Sahibzada Ajit Singh or Baba Ajit Singh, was the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh and the son of Mata Sundari.
His younger brothers were Jujhar Singh, Zorawar Singh, and Fateh Singh. He was martyred in battle during the Second Battle of Chamkaur along with his brother Jujhar Singh.
His other two brothers, Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, nine and seven years old, respectively, were bricked alive at Fatehgarh Sahib on orders of Wazir Khan, governor of Sirhind-Fategarh.
