Fatehgarh Sahib is the name of the original city of Sirhind. It is at this place that 2 younger sons of Guru
Gobind Singh Ji, Baba Zoravar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh were bricked alive by Suba (Governor) Sirhind.
The main Gurdwara, Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib commemorates this martyrdom of 2 sahibzadas. There are
some other Gurdwaras in the common complex associated with the related persons and situations. These
Gurdwaras as per the website – www.fatehgarhsahib.gov.in/shrines, find a mention as below :
“To commemorate the martyrdom of younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh who were bricked alive in 1704
by Wazir Khan, the then Fauzdar of Sirhind, a magnificent Gurdwara has been constructed. This Gurudwara
is known as Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib, because it marks the conquest of the Sikhs in 1710 when under
the leadership of Banda Bahadur, the Sikhs ran over the area and razed the fort (built during Balban’s rule) to
the ground. The main entrance to the Gurdwara was built by Maharaja Yadvindra Singh of Patiala in 1952.
The historical wall where the younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh were bricked has been preserved in this
Gurdwara. The sanctuary containing the historic wall in known as Gurdwara Bhora Sahib. Gurdwara Burj
Mata Gujri and Gurdwara Shahid Ganj are also located in the main complex of Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib.
It was at the site of Gurdwara Burj Mata Gujri that the two younger sons, Fateh Singh and Zorawar Singh
of Guru Gobind Singh and his mother were kept in confinement by Wazir Khan, the fort was known as
`THANDA BURJ’ which was considered a cool place during the summer. But it was a punishment for Guru’s
sons and his mother to keep them here in extreme winter. It was at this place that Mata Gujri collapsed on
hearing the news of the martyrdom of her grandsons. Later on, Gurdwara Mata Gujri was constructed at this
place. The Gurdwara Shahid Ganj has been built to commemorate the memory of those brave Sikhs who
were killed while fighting with the Mughal forces under the banner of Banda Bahadar. They were cremated
at this place. A very big hall in the memory of Seth Todar Mal who purchased land by paying gold coins for
the cremation of the said martyrs has been constructed behind the main Gurdwara (Haveli of Tador Mal is
still there). A big tank has also been built in the Complex. An commemorative Jor Mela is held here in the
month of December every year. A large number of pilgrims visit here.”
