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 Baba
Deep singh was born on the 20th January
1682 A.D. in the village of Pahuwind
in district of Amritsar. His father's
name was Bhai Bhagtu. He went to Anandpur
on the Vaisakhi of 1700 A.D., where
after obtaining baptism (into Sikhism)
he started learning weaponry and riding
from the Sikhs. From Bhai Mani singh
he began learning reading and writing
Gurmukhi and interpretation of Guru's
word. After spending two years at the
Guru's institution, he returned to his
village in 1702 A.D. got married and
started living there. He went to Guru
Gobind Singh at Talwandi Sabo in 1705
AD where he helped Bhai Mani singh in
making copies of Guru Granth sahib.
After the Guru sahib left for Delhi,
he took up the service of looking after
Gurudwara Damdama sahib.
 In
1709 A.D., he joined Baba Banda singh
Bahadur in chastising the tyrants of
Sadhaura and Sirhind. in 1733 A.D. Nawab
Kapoor singh Singhpuria appointed him
a leader of one squad. On Vaisakhi day
of 1748 A.D., when Dal Khalsa was reorganized
into twelve misls, he was entrusted
with the leadership of Shaheedan Misl.
In April 1757 A.D., Abdali during his
fourth invasion was returning to Kabul
from Delhi with precious booty and young
men and women as captives, Singhs made
a plan to rob him of the valuables and
set the prisoners free. The squad of
Baba Deep singh was deployed near Kurukshetra.
His squad freed large number of prisoners
and lightened the burden of valuables
of Abdali considerably. While departing
from Lahore, Abdali appointed his son
Taimur Shah, the Governor of Lahore
and told him, "Try to finish the
Sikhs". In Accordance with his
orders Taimur Shah started demolishing
Gurudwaras and filling the holy pools
with debris.
When Baba Deep singh came to know of
the demolition of Harminder Sahib, he
narrated it to the congregation of Damdama
Sahib and said, "Diwali will be
celebrated at Amritsar this year."
Five hundred Singhs came forward to
go with him. Baba Deep Singh offered
prayers before starting for Amritsar,
"My head may fall at Harminder
Sahib." By the time squad reached
Taran Tarn the number of Singhs going
with Baba Deep singh reached approximately
Five thousand.
At the news of the approach of Singhs,
the Governor of Lahore sent his general
with an army of Twenty thousand to face
them. His army took up positions Six
miles north of Amritsar and waited for
the Singhs there. Both the armies clashed
near Gohalwar on the 11th November,
1757 A.D. Fighting bravely Singhs pushed
the army back and reached village Chabba
where General Attal Khan came forward
and inflicted a blow on Baba Deep Singh
ji which made his neck lean to one side.
A Sikh reminded him, "You had resolved
to reach the periphery of the pool."
On hearing the talk of the Sikh, he
supported his head with his left hand
and removing the enemies from his way
with the strokes of his double-edged
sword with his right hand, reached the
periphery of Harmindar Sahib where he
breathed his last. The Singhs celebrated
the Diwali of 1757 A.D. in Harminder
Sahib.
Salute to great Sikh Warrior Shaheed
Baba Deep Singh Ji
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