Giani Kirpal Singh, a renowned Sikh historian, stated that Gurbaksh Singh, who was born in 1688, was among the first people to be initiated into the Khalsa on its founding day in 1699. The only thing that is known for certain regarding Gurbaksh Singh's life is that Bhai Mani Singh, one of the most famous figures in Sikh history, taught him. Gurbaksh Singh joined the Shaheedan Misl, which served as the Khalsa Army's typical vanguard and is said to have taken part in the majority of the crucial conflicts with the Afghans and the Mughals.
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Gurbaksh Singh attained a position of authority within his Misl after Deep Singh's passing in 1757. The Afghan leader Ahmed Shah Abdali had destroyed Harimander Sahib, the spiritual center of Sikhi, for the second time in five years during the Great Sikh Holocaust of 1762. With an army of about 30,000 soldiers, the general left the plains of Panjab in November 1764 and marched back toward Amritsar to attack the partially restored Harimander.
The Sikhs, whose numbers had been decimated since the Holocaust, had reverted to their previous strategy of evacuating the cities and withdrawing to the mountains while looting the invaders at night when they would return to their homelands. Gurbaksh Singh, however, insisted on remaining close to Harimander Sahib. Following in the footsteps of Deep Singh, Gurbaksh Singh decided to sacrifice his life for Sikhi and believe that the Sikhs should resist to deal the Afghans with a psychological shock.
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When the 30,000 Afghans arrived at the Sikhism's spiritual center, they were astounded to see 30 Sikhs on guard. The fact that it appeared as though the Singhs were celebrating made the scene even stranger. Gurbaksh Singh was dressed as a groom with a garland around his neck, and the other 29 Singhs made up the wedding party that was enthusiastically courting the bride's death while singing at the top of their lungs. Uneasy, the Mughals cautiously approached, but Gurbaksh Singh and his men swooped down as soon as they were within musket range of the Gurdwara. Even though the odds were tremendously stacked against them, the Sikhs were resolved to stage one of the greatest last stands ever seen.
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When the King arrived at Amritsar, Qazi Nur Mohammed, an Afghan Army chronicler, wrote in his book The Jangnama, "They did not see any infidels there." However, a small group of guys who lived in a stronghold were dedicated to killing and sacrificing themselves for their Guru. They numbered only thirty people and had no fear of dying at all. They engaged the Ghazi (Muslims), which resulted in the loss of life.
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