Ajit Singh (Sikhism)

Sahibzada Baba
Ajit Singh
Ji
Sahibzada Baba Ajit Singh Ji
ਅਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਾ
	Detail of Sahibzada Ajit Singh from a mural depicting Guru Gobind Singh and his four sons (the Sahibzadas) located within Takht Hazur Sahib
Title	Sahibzada
Personal
Born	11 February 1687; Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh
Died	23 December 1704 (aged 17)
Cause of death	Killed in Action
Religion	Sikhism
Parents	Guru Gobind Singh (father); Mata Sundari (mother);
Known for	Battle of Chamkaur
Relatives	Jujhar Singh (half-brother) Zorawar Singh (half-brother) Fateh Singh (half-brother)

Ajit Singh (Punjabi: ਅਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, pronunciation: [äːd͡ʒiːt sɪ́ŋgᵊ]; 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.^[1] His younger brothers were Jujhar Singh, Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, but they had been born to Mata Jito.^[2] He was killed in 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 order of Wazir Khan, governor of Sirhind-Fategarh.^[3]

^ ^a ^b The encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Vol. 1. Harbans Singh. Patiala: Punjabi University. 1992–1998. pp. 33–34. ISBN 0-8364-2883-8. OCLC 29703420. AJIT SINGH, SAHIBZADA (1687-1705), the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh, was born to Mata Sundari at Paonta on 26 January 1687.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ ^a ^b Raju, Karam Singh (1999). Guru Gobind Singh: Prophet of Peace. Sanbun Publishers. p. 57. ISBN 9789380213644.
^ Ashok, Shamsher Singh. "AJIT SIHGH, SAHIBZADA (1687-1704)". Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University Punjabi.