SahibzadaAjit Singh (1687 – 1705) was the eldest of Guru Gobind Singh’s four sons. His younger brothers were Sahibzada Jujhar Singh, Shabizada Zorawar Singh and SahibzadaFateh Singh. With his three brothers, SahibzadaAjit Singh carried on a great family tradition: that of attaining the status of one of the most hallowed martyrs in Sikh history. Before him and his brothers, their grandfather, the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru TeghBahadur and great – great grandfather, the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru ArjanDev had also been executed by the Mughals.