Fateh Singh (Punjabi: ਫਤਿਹ ਸਿੰਘ, pronunciation: [pÊ°at̪ɪɦ sɪ́Å‹gᵊ]; 25 February 1699 – 28 December
1704 or 12 December 1705, commonly referred to with honorifics as Baba Fateh Singh or Sahibzada
Baba Fateh Singh, was the fourth and youngest son of Guru Gobind Singh.
He was born at the spot marked by the modern-day Gurdwara Bhora Sahib, Anandpur and was
reared in the same locality.He was raised by his paternal grandmother, Mata Gujri, after the passing
of his mother, Mata Jito, in December 1700.
Some Sikh accounts note Singh's two younger sons — Zorowar Singh and Fateh Singh — to have
successfully fought at Chamkaur before being captured. Other accounts note that they along with
their grandmother had been separated from the Sikh retinue while migrating away from Anandapur;
subsequently, handed over to the Mughals.
The sons were taken to Sirhind and coerced for conversion to Islam in the court of Wazir Khan, the
provincial governor. Both of the children maintained a steadfast refusal to convert and were
executed. In early Sikh accounts, they were simply beheaded; in popular Sikh tradition, they are
held to have been "bricked" (entombed) alive.
He was executed in Sirhind at the age of 6, alongside his elder brother Zorawar Singh, by being
entombed alive in a brick wall and after they fell unconscious, they were taken out of the wall and
killed.Guru Gobind Singh learnt of the deaths of his sons, Fateh Singh and Zorowar Singh, while he
was staying at the village of Jatpura. Mata Gujri is claimed to have died of shock on hearing of the
deaths of her two youngest grandsons.Fateh Singh is among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism.
The younger pair called the ‘Chotta Sahibzaade’ was martyred together by the Mughals in Sirhind at
the tender age of 6 and 9 years respectively. This place is now known as “Jyoti Swaroop
Gurudwara Sahib” at Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India.
