1. Bhai Mani Singh was a prominent Sikh leader and martyr, who served as the Granthi (scripture reader) at the Golden Temple in Amritsar during the 18th century.
2. He was born on 10th April 1643 in the village of Kot Bhai, in Lahore, Punjab.
3. He was the son of Bhai Kalyan Singh and Mata Sada Kaur and was the youngest among his four brothers.
4. He was given the name of ‘Mani’ by Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru.
5. He had a very strong religious and spiritual bent of mind from an early age, and had a deep understanding of Sikh scriptures and the teachings of the Gurus.
6. He was an excellent scholar, and was well-versed in the Sikh scriptures, including the Guru Granth Sahib.
7. He was a close associate of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, and participated in the Battle of Bhangani.
8. After the passing of Guru Gobind Singh, Bhai Mani Singh was appointed as the caretaker of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
9. He was successful in strengthening the Sikh faith and establishing the Akal Takht, the highest seat of Sikh temporal authority.
10. He also played a major role in the compilation of the Dasam Granth, the sacred scripture of the Sikhs.
11. He was a great preacher and was instrumental in the spread of Sikhism, especially in the Malwa region of Punjab.
12. He was a great admirer of the teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib and made great efforts to propagate the same.
13. He was also a great scholar and wrote several books related to Sikhism.
14. He was a great believer in the concept of Miri-Piri, (the temporal and spiritual authority of the Gurus) and advocated that both should go hand in hand.
15. He was a victim of the tyrannical rule of the Mughal Empire, and was martyred in 1734 on the orders of Zakariya Khan, the then Mughal governor of Lahore.
16. He was tortured and eventually executed in Lahore for refusing to pay the Jazia tax imposed on the Sikhs.
17. He is remembered as a great martyr and an embodiment of Sikh faith.
18. His martyrdom is commemorated on the day of Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Sikh Guruqq.
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