Baba Gurbaksh Singh

Baba Gurbaksh Singh (10 April 1688 – 1 December 1764) was a Sikh warrior from the 18th century who served under the Shaheedan Misl of the Sikh confederacy. Gurbaksh Singh along with 29 other Sikh warriors led a last stand against the Afghan and Baloch forces on 1 December 1764, at Amritsar. It was in this skirmish that Baba Gurbaksh Singh along with 29 other Sikhs were killed. He is remembered by Sikhs as one of their notable martyrs of the 18th century. He is one of two Sikh individuals who have a teġ vāhī shrine at the Golden Temple complex commemorating their martyrdom, the other being Baba Deep Singh.

Early life Gurbaksh Singh was born in the village of Lil in Amritsar district on 10 April 1688, and was the son of Dasaundha and Mai Lachchhami The Sikhs would successfully occupy Lahore and expand their territory into Multan and Derajat. This greatly weakened Afghan rule over Punjab, which caused Ahmad Shah Abdali to launch a seventh invasion into the Indian Subcontinent.

Ahmad Shah Abdali arrived in Punjab and reached Eminabad.It was at Eminabad that Ahmad Shah was Joined by his Baloch ally Nasir Khan.Ahmad Shah Abdali commanded a force numbering 18,000 while Nasir Khan commanded a force numbering 12,000.

The Afghans were soon attacked by 30 Sikhs led by Baba Gurbaksh Singh at Shri Harmandir Sahib. It was in this skirmish that Baba Gurbaksh Singh along with the 29 Sikh defenders were killed.