Bhai Jiwan Singh
Sikh general
Baba Jiwan Singh (Gurmukhi: ਬਾਬਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਸਿੰਘ; born Jaitha; 30 November 1649 – 7 December 1705) was a Sikh general and companion of Guru Gobind Singh. He is remembered by Sikhs for bringing the severed head of Guru Tegh Bahadur to Anandpur Sahib so it could be cremated rather than remaining in Mughal possession. He wrote a hagiographical account of the tenth guru's life, known as Sri Gur Katha. He was regarded as the Panjwan Sahibjada (fifth son) of Guru Gobind Singh due to the respect he held in Sikh circles.
Family background
Jaita's great-great-grandfather, Bhai Kaliana of Kathu Nangal (Amritsar district), had converted to Sikhism during the era of Akbar and the Sikh gurus Ram Das and Arjan. Jaita's great-grandfather Sukhbhan shifted to Delhi and became an accomplished musician who founded the Kalyan Ashram at Raiseena, later known as the Kalayane di Dharamshala with it being used for accommodation by visiting Sikhs, including Guru Tegh Bahadur on 20 January 1670 when he was returning from Assam. Jaita's grandfather Jasbhan was a musician associated with Guru Har Rai. Jasbhan had two sons, named Agya Ram and Sada Nand, with Sada Nand being close to the ninth Sikh guru and was the father of Jaita.
Early life
Bhai Jaita was born as Jag Chand (with the diminutive forms Jagu or Jota) in Kiratpur on 30 November 1649 to father Sada Nand (or Sada Chand) and mother Mata Karmo. Other sources claims he was born on 13 December 1661 in Patna and that his mother was named Premo.
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