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Bhai Mati Das

Sikh Figures

Bhai Mati Das, along with his younger brother Bhai Sati Das, was a martyr of early Sikh history. He was executed at a kotwali in the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi under the express order of Emperor Aurangzeb, alongside Bhai Dayala, just before the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, killed by being bound between two pillars and sawed in two. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Life
Lifespan or Floruit
from 1621 2
Lifespan or Floruit
to 1675 3
Manner of Death
Executed 3
Classification
Veneration Status
Historically Significant but Not Venerated 1
Death Date
1675-11-11 3
Identity
Gender
Male 1
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Sikhism, Religions
Source Bhai Mati Das (Wikipedia)

Revered In

Sikhism, Religions
Source Bhai Mati Das (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

The Mughal Empire

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Source Bhai Mati Das (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_placetier 2
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Karyala, Jhelum, Punjab, Mughal Empire, (now Pakistan)

Located In

Pakistan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Source Bhai Mati Das (Wikipedia)Article texttier 2
Quote, Article text
He lived in the ancient village of Karyala, about ten kilometres from Chakwal on the road to the Katas Raj Temples in the Jhelum District in the Punjab region of Pakistan.
Sources
1. Bhai Mati Das, Structured Record (Wikidata Q4900763)
WikidataWikidata property P21 (sex or gender)View the Source
2. Wikidata: Bhai Mati Das
Wikidata P569/P570View the Source
3. Bhai Mati Das (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Dayala, and Bhai Sati Das were executed at a kotwali (police-station) in the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi, under the express orders of Emperor Aurangzeb just before the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur.
  • lead paragraph
    Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Dayala, and Bhai Sati Das were executed at a kotwali (police-station) in the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi
  • Lead, life dates
    Bhai Mati Das (Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਮਤੀ ਦਾਸ; died 11 November 1675; also known as Dewan Mati Dasa), along with his younger brother Bhai Sati Das were martyrs of early Sikh history.
  • Entity description, nationality statement
    He was executed at a kotwali in the Chandni Chowk area of Delhi under the express order of Emperor Aurangzeb
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