Mohkam Singh

Mohkam Singh (Punjabi: ਮੋਹਕਮ ਸਿੰਘ (Gurmukhi); 6 June 1663 – 7 December 1704 or 1705), born Mohkam Chand[1] (his given name is also transliterated as Muhkam or Mohkhum), was one of the inaugural group of Panj Pyare, or the first Five Beloved of honoured memory in the Sikh tradition.

[2] Mohkam was born into the Chhimba caste and was the son of Tirath Chandi and Devi Bai, from Bet Dwarka (modern-day Gujarat, India).

He practised martial arts and took part in Sikhs battles with the surrounding hill chiefs and imperial troops.

He was one of the five who offered their heads in response to Guru Gobind Singh's call on the Baisakhi day of 1699 and earned the appellation of Panj Pyare.

[3] Early Sikh literature claims Mohkam was the reincarnation of Bhagat Namdev.