Bhai Mati Das

Bhai Mati Das
Sikh martyr Bhai Mati Das being executed by sawed in half while alive, detail of a work by the court painter Basahatullah, circa 19th century
Born	1641 Karyala, Jhelum, Punjab, Mughal Empire, (now Pakistan)
Died	1675 1675 (aged 33–34) Chandni Chowk, Delhi, Mughal Empire (now India)
Cause of death	Death by sawing
Father	Bhai Hira Nand

Bhai Mati Das (Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਮਤੀ ਦਾਸ; died 1675; also known as Dewan Mati Dasa^[1]), along with his younger brother Bhai Sati Das were martyrs of early Sikh history. Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Dayala, and Bhai Sati Das were executed at a kotwali (police-station) in the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi, under the express orders of Emperor Aurangzeb just before the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Bhai Mati Das was executed by being bound between two pillars and cut in two.