Guru Tegh Bahadur
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Guru Teg Bahadur Ji (April 1, 1621 - November 11, 1675) was the ninth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on March 20, 1665 following in the footsteps of his grand-nephew, Guru Har Krishan Ji. Before Guruji left his body, he nominated his son, Gobind Rai – who later was renamed - Guru Gobind Singh Ji, as the next and as he turned out the last Guru of the Sikhs – in human form. The following is a summary of the main highlights of Guruji's life:
- built the city of Anandpur Sahib
- toured various parts of India
- responsible for saving the Kashmiri Hindus who were being persecuted by the Mughals, but had to lay down his own life.
- contributed many hundreds of hymns to the SGGS
- The Saloks (Mahal 9) near the end of the Guru Granth Sahib are extremely popular.
- Guruji Martyred in Delhi by Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb.
- Gurdwara Sis Ganj, Chandani Chowk, Delhi, where he was beheaded and Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, Delhi, where at the residence of Lakhi Shah Vanjara - who burnt his house so as to cremate Guruji’s body.
Preceded by: Guru Har Krishan (7 July 1656 - 30 March 1664) |
Guru Teg Bahadur | Followed by: Guru Gobind Singh (22 December 1666 - 7 October 1708) |
These are the Ten Gurus of Sikhism |
Guru Nanak | Guru Angad Dev | Guru Amar Das | Guru Ram Das | Guru Arjan | Guru Hargobind | Guru Har Rai | Guru Har Krishan | Guru Teg Bahadur | Guru Gobind Singh |
Timeline
# | YEAR | EVENT | AGE |
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1 | 1621 | Born at Amritsar | |
2 | 1632 | Marriage with Mata Gujri | 11 |
3 | 1665 | Anointed as the Ninth Guru | 44 |
4 | 1666 | Birth of Guru Gobind Singh ji | 45 |
5 | 1666 | Founded city of Anandpur | 45 |
6 | 1666-70 | Visited Bengal and Assam | 45-49 |
7 | 1670 | Return to Punjab | 49 |
8 | 1673 | Second tour of Malwa | 52 |
9 | 1675 | Petition of Kashmiri Pandits | 54 |
10 | 1675 | Martyrdom due to the above Petition | 54 |
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