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* Guru sahib instigated the system of "First [[Pangat]] then [[Sangat]]" | * Guru sahib instigated the system of "First [[Pangat]] then [[Sangat]]" | ||
* Further abolished the Caste System. | * Further abolished the Caste System.<!--- | ||
* Guru lifted the status of women and gave them equality with men. | * Guru lifted the status of women and gave them equality with men. | ||
* Established an administration system for Sikh congregations | * Established an administration system for Sikh congregations | ||
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* The Guru contributed a total of 907 hymns to the [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]]. | * The Guru contributed a total of 907 hymns to the [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]]. | ||
Before Guru ji took to his heavenly abode at the age of 95, he nominated [[Guru Ram Das]] (Bhai Jetha) as the fourth Guru of the Sikhs. {{aowf|Guru Amar Das}} | Before Guru ji took to his heavenly abode at the age of 95, he nominated [[Guru Ram Das]] (Bhai Jetha) as the fourth Guru of the Sikhs. --->{{aowf|Guru Amar Das}} | ||
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Guru Amar Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰ ਦਾਸ) (Sunday 23 May 1479 - Thursday 16 September 1574) was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 16 April 1552 at the age of 73 following in the footsteps of Sri Guru Angad Dev Sahib Ji, who left for his heavenly abode on 29 March 1552 aged 48. Guru Amar Das ji was 73 years old when he became the Sikh Guru.
Guru Ji was the eldest son of Sri Tej Bhan Ji a farmer and trader and Mata Lachmi Ji, his devoted mother. He was a shopkeeper and lived in a village called Basarke which is near Amritsar. The third Sikh Guru was married to Mata Mansa Devi and they had four children - Two sons named Bhai Mohan and Bhai Mohri and two daughters named Bibi Dani Ji and younger daughter named Bibi Bhani Ji. Bibi Bhani later married Bhai Jetha who became the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das. See article Platforms of Jetha.
The Third Sikh Guru contributed the following to the people of the world:
