Just better. Having failed to frighten the children and mold them to his wishes, Wazid felt humiliated. English Articles. But both of them rejected his offer bravely. Quite the same Wikipedia. During the tercentenary program which was held in 2004 over one million pilgrims paid their obeisance at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib and other Gurdwaras in Fatehgarh Sahib where at each place they had to stand up in queues for four hours. As soon as he realized his error, in order to work out the correct route to his village, he asked Mata Gujri Ji and the Sahibzadas to wait under a mango-grove. After his martyrdom, his son Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji who became the Tenth Guru took cudgels against this Muslim emperor who was bent upon killing all those individuals who stood in his way of Islamikaran. Newton. Thus Seth Todar Mall Ji cremated the three sacred corpses at a place about one and a half kilometers to the south-east from the site of martyrdom of the Sahibzadas where now stands Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup Sahib. Therefore, when Maharaja Karam Singh of Patiala wanted to re-build Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib he had to locate the exact spot of cremation. But they remained firm in their faith. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out /  Their only crime was that their father was Guru Gobind Singh. But now this wall has been painted with a shining paint which has concealed its original form. Martyrdom over worldly riches and pleasures. He recited this poem in large gatherings of Sikhs in the second and third decades of the 20th century. He is also known as Baba Fateh Singh. They didn’t harm anyone nor did they commit any crimes. When on the third day the young Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh left for the court escorted by Wazir Khan’s soldiers, She could visulise that her grandsons would not come back in the evening and that the rulers will carry out their threats held out to the kids earlier. In May 1705 a combination of Mughals and hillmen besieged Anandpur Sahib on the orders of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Thus, Aurangzeb considered Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, who was following the foot-steps of his father, to save Hindus from conversion, as one of his chief enemies. While being bricked, the children showed no sign of fear or sadness on their faces. They joined hands under the leadership of the Raja of Bilaspur in whose territory fell the town of Anandpur Sahib to forcibly oust Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji from his hilly citadel. Advertisement. They reached Saheri only on the night of 6-7 December. He immediately put all of them in the Cold Tower of the Fort. He had established a separate Department under a Director General for this purpose and had established a jatha of mullans to go from place to place to demolish famous Hindu temples. ( Log Out /  Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji, born on 17 November 1696 and 25 February, 1699 respectively at Anandpur Sahib, District Ropar, Punjab, following the foot-steps of their paternal grandfather Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, the Ninth Sikh Guru sacrificed their lives for upholding a person's right to freedom of religion. At these Gurdwaras also the pilgrims had to stand up in queues for four hours. At the place of Guru Sahib's visit now stands Gurdwara Guru Garh Sahib. Sahibzada Fateh Singh and his older brother, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh are among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism. In the furious battle which ensued on 7 December, 1705 at Chamkaur Sahib between Guru Sahib on one hand and these two armies on the other, both the elder sons of Guru Sahib Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Ji earned martyrdom. In the meantime, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji passing through the village Brahman Majra on 6 December had reached Chamkaur Sahib which is 40 kms south-west of Anandpur Sahib with his two elder sons Sahibzadas Ajit Singh Ji andJujhar Singh Ji aged 18 years and 14 years respectively and about forty Sikhs. And he did what he said. Having been frustrated by their failures, they requested Emperor Aurangzeb for help to which he readily agreed. On this day, the sons of Guru Gobind Singh, sahibzade Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh were immured alive. When the hand to hand battle was going on, just then a Tibetan horseman came charging and thrust his lance through his chest claiming the honour of killing the greatest warrior of the time. 416 likes. In village Saheri there are two other Gurdwaras one of them Gurdwara Attak Sahib is situated at the site of Gangu's house. The mind boggles to understand how children of such young age had the guts, courage, bravery and focus to refuse the promise of many lavish gifts and a future of cosy comforts of royalty that were being offered by the Mughals. The Rajput chiefs of Shivalik hills who felt threatened by the increasing power of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji decided to come together and help the Mughal ruler iIn combating the Tenth Guru Ji's activities. This year i.e. Just better. One historian has give 1704 as the year of martyrdom of the Sahibzadas. ZORAWAR SINGH (1696-1705), the third son of Guru Gobind Singh, was born to Mata Jitoji at Anandpur on 17 November 1696, and was barely nine years old at the time of the evacuation of Anandpur on the night of 5-6 December 1705. The pilgrims also pay their obeisance at Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib, the place of martyrdom of the two elder Sahibzadas - Ajit Singh Ji and Jujhar Singh Ji. Every year lacs of pilgrims join in this heart-rending nagar kirtan and pay their obeisance to the brave young martyrs. Earlier Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib had also visited this village. At last Chaudhri Atta agreed to sell him as much land as he could cover with gold mohars. Great Wikipedia has got greater.. Leo. What we do. When the news of their death reached Guru Gobind Ji’s mother Mata Gujri, she instantly jumped off their building and killed herself. On December 11, 1705 under the orders of Wazir Khan they were to be paved with bricks standing on the ground at a place 5 kms north of Sirhind near the Cold Tower. Feeling helpless the attackers cunningly gave an offer to Guru Sahib to provide safe exit to him and his Sikh forces if he agreed to quit Anandpur Sahib. Consequently, on the ground floor in the south-western corner of the circumbulatory verandh a samadh in the form of a small square canopied platform was built with white marble. After Guru Gobind’s death, Madhodas Bairagi, a hermit from Nanded, whom the Guru baptised as Gurbaksh Singh, commonly known as Banda Bahadur, besieged the Punjab. He also made it known that if failed the people, he would undertake a fast unto death. How to apply: Interested candidates required to fill the … Aurangzeb also directed all his Governors not to give jobs to Hindus and wherever possible dismiss Hindu employees. Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh were the youngest of Guru Gobind Singh's four sons, aged only 8 and 6 when they and their grandmother Mata Gujri were imprisoned by the tyrant Wazir Khan in Sirhind. They stood their ground as death was … the two younger Sahibzadas and their grandmother Mata Gujri Ji to his village Kheri, now known as Saheri near Morinda in Ropar District of Punjab. For fulfilling his mission, Aurangzeb had issued orders to demolish all Hindu temples, Dharamshalas and Pathshalas and break all Hindu traditions. Both Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh, as well as the Sahibzade, had died at the hands of the Mughals. Defeating my Demons, or at least Trying. On the 74th day of his fasting, Sardar Pheruman died for the cause of Punjab and Panth. She was, however, confident that her brave grandsons would die happily for their faith. Home; Contributors; sahibzada zorawar singh Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji (12 December 1697 – 26 December 1704) was the fourth and youngest son of Guru Gobind Singh. In its latest Judicial Hara-kiri, the Supreme Court pushes for Mobocracy over Democracy. A devout Sikh Moti Ram Mehra Ji, not caring for the anger of the Mughals visited the Cold Tower and served them milk. During December 20-21-22. Both refused, and so Wazir Khan sentenced them to death. On the contrary, Suchchanand a courtier of Wazir Khan as quoted from a Persian poet said 'the progeny of a serpent shall grow up as serpants, and he is not wise who forgets that a wolf's offspring shall be a wolf. Name of the Post: Female Assistant Professor in Physical Education The post is on contract for 3years. Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and his brother spent another two days during the severe winter in their old grandmother’s lap in the Cold Tower. Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Fateh Singh Gatka Academy, Chandigarh, India. The martyrdom of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji, the two younger sons of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the Tenth Master of the Sikhs, born to Mata Jito Ji, which took place on December 12, 1705 is an unprecedented event and a major landmark in the history of Sikhs. The stock of food in the town ran out. Sahibzada Fateh Singh was the youngest of Guru Gobind Singh’s four sons. On December 27 a nagar kirtan (procession) will be started from Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib and culminate at Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup Sahib, the site of cremation of the two Sahibzadas and Mata Gujri Ji. Change ), Gaze !! She took them in her bossom, kissed their faces and … It is worth mentioning that when in 1710 Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji's forces killed Wazir Khan and conquered Sirhind as well as in 1764 when forces of Dal Khalsa killed Zain Khan whom Ahmed Shah Abdali had appointed faujdar of Sirhind, no memorial was raised at the place of cremation of the young martyrs and their grandmother. In May 1705, in collaboration with the contingents sent under imperial orders by the Governor of Lahore and those of Wazir Khan, the faujdar of Sirhind they invaded Anandpur Sahib and laid a siege to the fort and made incessant attacks. The Sabha will be held at Chamkaur Sahib, the place of martyrdom of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ji and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Ji and then at Machhiwara Sahib during December 23-24. Mughals besieged Anandpur Sahib on the orders of emperor Aurangzeb. on December 12 they were again given the choice to get converted to Islam or embrace death. Quite the same Wikipedia. On December 8, 1705 Jani Khan and Mani Khan Ranghar took the two younger Sahibzadas Zorawar Singh Ji and Fateh Singh Ji and their grandmother to Sirhind and handed them over to Wazir Khan who had just returned from the battle of Chamkaur Sahib with Guru Sahib and was full of vengeance. A combination of Mughals and hillmen besieged Anandpur Sahib on the orders of emperor Aurangzeb. The martyrdom of these two brave children took place thirty years after the martyrdom of their grandfather Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, the Ninth Sikh Guru. During 1700-1704, the hilly monarchs raided Anandpur Sahib many times but yielded no fruit. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Wazir Khan offered them safety if they converted to Islam or death by being bricked alive if they refused. Thus, remaining staunch in his decision Wazir Khan ordered that they be sealed alive in a wall if they refused to accept Islam. 2 ft x 5 ft .. 3 piece .. oil on canvas. In the basement of Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib the wall which was constructed on December 11, 1705 is still in existence though with certain changes. ( Log Out /  Sahibzada Fateh Singh (12 December 1699 - 26 December 1705), the youngest of Guru Gobind Singh's four sons, was born to Mata Jito ji (also known as Mata Sundari ji) at Anandpur on 12 December 1699. Though they were only young children physically, their spirit had been prepared for this … He was successful in discovering the urn containing the sacred ashes and in 1843 he constructed a Gurdwara at this spot and named it Gurdwara Jyoti Sarup Sahib. After laying waste, the cities of Samana and Sandhaura, he moved towards Sirhind and after defeating the Mughal forces, beheaded Wazir Khan. Since the death, on 5 December 1700, of Mata Jitoji, Mata Gujari, his grandmother had been especially attached to young Zorawar Singh and his infant brother, Fateh Singh. The reason for the unique martyrdom of these two young children who sacrificed their lives at ages 9 years and 7 years respectively was Emperor Aurangzeb's staunch policy to spread Islam in all nooks and corners of his territory. Sahibzada Fateh Singh was born in Anandpur Sahib on 12 December 1697, the fourth son of Mata Jito, Guru Gobind Singh's first wife. Gangu, an old cook of the family promised to take them i.e. As per Wazir Khan's orders, on December 9, 1705 Sahibzadas Zorawar Singh Ji and Fateh Singh Ji were produced before him. As he could cover with gold mohars food, Guru Sahib and his brother... 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