Daya Singh
Daya Singh (Punjabi: ਦਇਆ ਸਿੰਘ (Gurmukhi); born Daya Ram; 1661–1708) was one of the Panj Pyare, the first five Sikhs to be initiated into the Khalsa order in 17th-century India.
Bhai Daya Singh Ji | |
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ਦਇਆ ਸਿੰਘ | |
Daya Singh, one of the inaugural/original Panj Pyare, depicted in an old Sikh fresco from inside an abandoned Sikh samadhi located in Kot Fateh Khan, Attock, Punjab, Pakistan | |
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| In office 1699–1708 | |
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| Born | Daya Ram Sobhi 1661 Lahore, Punjab (modern-day Pakistan) |
| Died | 1708 (aged 47) Nanded, India |
| Cause of death | Martyrdom |
| Religion | Sikhism |
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| Known for | Member of the original, inaugural Panj Pyare; was the first to answer the call by the Guru for a head |
| Occupation | Shopkeeper |
| Institute | Khalsa |
| Panj Pyare |
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