Daya Singh ( ; born Daya Ram; 1661–1708) was one of the
Panj Pyare
Panj Pyare ( pa, ਪੰਜ ਪਿਆਰੇ, ', the five beloved ones) is the collective name given to five men − Daya Singh, Dharam Singh, Himmat Singh, Mohkam Singh and Sahib Singh – by the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh during the hi ...
, the first five
Sikhs to be initiated into the
Khalsa
Khalsa ( pa, ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ, , ) refers to both a community that considers Sikhism as its faith,[Kha ...]
order in 17th-century India.
References
* Santokh Singh, Bhai, Sn Gur Pratap Sura/` Granth. Amritsar, 1926–37
* Kuir Singh, Gurbilas Patshahi 10. Patiala, 1968
* Chhibbar, Kesar Singh, Bansava/inama Dasari Patshahian Ka. Chandigarh, 1972
* Macauliffe, Max Arthur, The Sikh Religion. Oxford, 1909
*
Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh (born Khushal Singh, 2 February 1915 – 20 March 2014) was an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician. His experience in the 1947 Partition of India inspired him to write ''Train to Pakistan'' in 1956 (made ...
, A History of the Sikhs, vol. I. Princeton, 1963
* Harbans Singh, Guru Gobind Singh. Chandigarh, 1966
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Indian Sikhs
Singh, Bhai Daya
History of Punjab
People from Sialkot
1661 births
1708 deaths