Guru Har Gobind

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Guru Hargobind

Guru Har Gobind Ji (19 June 1595 - 03 March 1644) was the sixth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 11 June 1606 following in the footsteps of his father Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Before Guru Ji died, he nominated Guru Har Rai Ji, his grandson as the next Guru of the Sikhs. The following is a summary of the main highlights of Guru Ji's life:


  1. Transformed the Sikh fraternity by introducing martial arts and weapons for the defence of the masses following his father's martyrdom
  2. Militarised the Sikh movement – Carried 2 swords of Miri and Piri
  3. Built the Akal Takhat in 1608 – which now one of five Takhats (“Seat of Power
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