Bhatt Kirat was a Brahmin bard in the court of Guru Arjan, whose eight hymns are present in Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs.[1][2][3][4] The title Bhatt is given to learned Brahmins.
Early life
Kirat was born, in Sultanpur Lodhi to Bhatt Bhika, in a Gaur Brahmin family (of Kaushish gotra) and he was brother of Bhatt Mathura.[5][6] His father's ancestors settled in Sultanpur from Ladwa village near Kurukshetra city (present day Haryana).[citation needed]
Battle of Amritsar (1634)
Bhai Kirat being tired of Mughal oppression, joined the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind to fight against the Mughal empire. He contributed and fought valiantly in Battle of Amritsar and killed Lahore’s Subedar Murtza Khan but because of heavy injury and blood loss, he attained martyrdom on the battlefield.[6]
References
- ^ Page cxx, The Ādi-Granth, Or: The Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs, Ernst Trumpp, W.H. Allen, 1877
- ^ Page 36, The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries), H. S. Singha, Hemkunt Press, 2000
- ^ Page 8, The Sikh Review, Volume 55, Issues 1-6, Sikh Cultural Centre, 2007
- ^ thesikhencyclopedia.com Archived 23 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine: BHATT BANI
- ^ Dilagīra, Harajindara Siṅgha (1997). The Sikh Reference Book. Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark. ISBN 978-0-9695964-2-4.
- ^ a b Dhillon, Dalbir Singh (1988). Sikhism: Origin and Development. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors Pvt Limited. p. 122.
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