Bhai Bidhi Chand

Bidhi Chand (died 14 August 1640) was a Sikh warrior and religious preacher, a Chhina Jatt from Sur Singh village, south of Amritsar. He was a disciple of Guru Arjan and served Guru Hargobind for most of his life.

He was one of the five Sikhs chosen to accompany Guru Arjan on his journey to martyrdom at Lahore in 1606. On the death of his father, Guru Hargobind turned his thoughts to training and raising an army to resist the dangers that threatened the peace-loving Sikhs. He chose Chand to be one of the commanders of the Risaldari (cavalry) he was raising. Chand displayed great feats of valour in several battles with the Mughal troops.

He earned the gratitude of Hargobind for his recovery of two horses, Dilbagh and Gulbagh, from the stables of the governor at Lahore's Fort. The horses had been seized as the owner, a Sikh who had raised and trained them, was bringing them from Kabul as an offering for the Guru.

Many of Chand's swords and paintings are displayed in the museum of Gurdwara Sri Harmandir Sahib, located in Amritsar.

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