Panj Pyare ਪੰਜ ਪਿਆਰੇ
pañj piāre · noun
The Five Beloved — the five Sikhs who offered their lives at Guru Gobind Singh's call in 1699 and became the first initiates of the Khalsa. Five initiated Sikhs administering amrit today act in their name.
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- Khushwant Singh. A History of the Sikhs, Volume 1: 1469–1839. Oxford University Press (2004). no page given yet
- Harbans Singh (ed.). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University, Patiala. no page given yet