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{{Short description|Sikh martyr (1661–1705)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox religious biography
| religion = [[Sikhism]]
| name = Himmat Singh
| honorific prefix = Bhai / Pyare
| honorific suffix = Ji
| image = [[File:Himmat Singh (Panj Pyare).png|75px]]
| caption = Himmat Singh, one of the inaugural/original Panj Pyare, depicted in an old Sikh fresco from inside an abandoned Sikh samadhi located in Kot Fateh Khan, Attock, Punjab, Pakistan
| known_for = Member of the original, inaugural Panj Pyare; was the third to answer the call by the Guru for a head
| birth_date = 1661
| birth_place = Jagannath Puri, Odisha, India
| birth_name = Himmat Rai
| father = Gulzari
| mother = Dhanno
| death_date = 7 December 1704 or 1705 (aged 43 or 44)
| death_place = Chamkaur, Punjab, India
| death_cause = [[Killed in action]]
| native_name = ਹਿੰਮਤ ਸਿੰਘ
| native_name_lang = pa
| institute = Khalsa
| office1 = Panj Pyare
| term_start1 = 1699
| term_end1 = 1704 or 1705
| occupation = Water Carrier
}}
{{Panj Pyare}}
'''Bhai Himmat Singh''' (1661–1705), born as '''Himmat Rai''', was one of the inaugural group of [[Panj Pyare]], or the first group of the ''Five Beloved'' in [[Sikhism]].

== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
He was born in 1661 in [[Jagannath Puri]] in modern-day [[Odisha]], [[India]] into the caste of water-suppliers.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Mohinder |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HaOlg1sDYP4C&q=bhai+himmat+singh+orissa&pg=PA451 |title=Punjab 1999 |publisher=Anamika Publishers & Distributors |year=2000 |isbn=9788186565766}}</ref><ref>Singh, Patwant (1989). The Golden Temple, South Asia Books. {{ISBN|962-7375-01-2}}.</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Pruthi |first=Raj |title=Sikhism and Indian Civilization |publisher=Discovery Publishing House |year=2004 |isbn=81-7141-879-1 |series=Culture and civilization series |location=New Delhi |pages=187 |chapter=Sikh Saints |oclc=434576317 |quote=Bhai Himmat Singh (1661 to 1704)<br>The fifth Beloved One, Bhai Himmat Singh was born to a water carrier in 1661. He died fighting in the battle of Chamkaur in 1704.}}</ref> His family belonged to the ''[[Jhinwar|Jhivar]]'' (also [[Dogra Jheer|''Jheer'']] or ''Jheeaur'') caste.<ref name=":22">{{Cite book |last=Fenech |first=Louis E. |title=The Cherished Five in Sikh History |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2021 |isbn=978-0-19-753287-4 |location=New York |pages=1, 46, 48, 61–63, 125 |chapter= |oclc=1157751641 |quote=}}</ref> His father was named Gulzari whilst his mother was named Dhanno.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singha |first=H. S. |title=The encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 entries) |date=2000 |publisher=Hemkunt Publishers |isbn=81-7010-301-0 |location=New Delhi |pages=100 |oclc=243621542 |quote=HIMMAT SINGH, BHAI : Bhai Himmat Singh whose original name was Himmat Rai was one of the first Panj Piare who had offered their heads to Guru Gobind Singh on the Baisakhi day of 1699 AD at Anandpur and were thus the first to be initiated into the Khalsa brotherhood. Very little is known about his biographical details. According to one version, he was the son of gulzar. He was born in 1661 AD. After his initiation into the Khaisa he remained in the devoted service of Guru Gobind Singh and died fighting in the battle at Chamkaur in December 1705 AD.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=The Sikh Courier International |publisher=Sikh Cultural Society of Great Britain |year=1998 |volume=38-42 |pages=18}}</ref>

=== Later life ===
He reached [[Anandpur Sahib|Anandpur]] at the age of 17 to serve the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.<ref name=":02">{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Harbans |url= |title=The Encyclopedia Of Sikhism - Volume II E-L |publisher=Punjabi University, Patiala |year=1995 |page=271 |language=English |quote=HIMMAT SINGH, BHAI (1661-1705), one of the Panj Piare, or the Five Beloved, celebrated in Sikh history, was born in 1661 at Jagannath in a low-caste family of water-suppliers. He came to Anandpur at the young age of 17, and attached himself to the service of Guru Gobind Singh. Bhai Himmat, as he was called before his initiation, was one of the five Sikhs who one by one offered to lay down their heads in response to the Guru's successive calls made at an assembly of the Sikhs especially summoned on the occasion of Baisakhi of 1756 Bk corresponding to 30 March 1699. He along with the other four received the vows of the Khalsa at Guru Gobind Singh's hands and was renamed Himmat Singh. Himmat Singh proved a brave warrior and while at Anandpur, he took part in battles with the surrounding hill chiefs and imperial commanders. He died in the battle of Chamkaur on 7 December 1705.}}</ref> He was the third to answer the call by the Guru during the ceremony to formalize the Khalsa order in 1699 atop a hill in Anandpur (where [[Takht Kesgarh Sahib]] now stands).<ref name=":02" />

He received the vows of the Khalsa at Guru Gobind Singh's hands and was renamed Himmat Singh. At Anandpur, he took part in battles with the surrounding hill chiefs and imperial commanders.<ref name=":02" /> He died in the [[Battle of Chamkaur]] on 7 December 1704 or 1705.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Pruthi |first=Raj |title=Sikhism and Indian Civilization |publisher=Discovery Publishing House |year=2004 |isbn=81-7141-879-1 |series=Culture and civilization series |location=New Delhi |pages=187 |chapter=Sikh Saints |oclc=434576317 |quote=Bhai Himmat Singh (1661 to 1704)<br>The fifth Beloved One, Bhai Himmat Singh was born to a water carrier in 1661. He died fighting in the battle of Chamkaur in 1704.}}</ref><ref name=":02" /> Himmat Singh was viewed as being an ''[[avatar]]'' of an obscure ''[[Bhagat]]'' named ''Phandak'' (hunter).<ref name=":22">{{Cite book |last=Fenech |first=Louis E. |title=The Cherished Five in Sikh History |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2021 |isbn=978-0-19-753287-4 |location=New York |pages=1, 46, 48, 61–63, 125 |chapter= |oclc=1157751641 |quote=}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Bhai Himmat Singh Memorial Children Park was constructed by Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Religious & Charitable Trust in the memory of him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gurdwara Aarti Sahib |url=https://www.aartisahib.com/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.aartisahib.com}}</ref> It is located in front of Gurdwara Aarti Sahib, [[Puri]], [[Odisha]].

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
*Chhibbar, Kesar Singh, Bansavallnamd Dasdn Pdlshdhidn Kd. Chandigarh, 1972
*Knir Singh, Cur/nlds Pdtshdfu 10. Chandigarh, 1968
*Santokh Singh, Bhai, Sn Gur Pratap Suraj Granth. Amritsai, 1927–33

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[[Category:People from Odisha]]
[[Category:18th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Sikh martyrs]]
[[Category:Sikh saints]]

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