History of Ten Sikh Gurus
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1 | Guru Nanak (1469-1539) | Started Sikhism. (He did not wish to establish a new religion, but after his death his followers consolidated their own practices and distinguished themselves from both Hindus and Muslims.) |
2 | Guru Angad (1539-1552) | Created a new script, Gurumukhi |
3 | Guru Amar Das (1552-1574) | Made langar an integral part of Sikhism |
4 | Guru Ram Das (1574-1581) | Founded the city of Amritsar |
5 | Guru Arjan Dev(1581-1606) | Built the Golden Temple in Amritsar and compiled the holy Granth Sahib |
6 | Guru Hargobind(1606-1644) | Erected the Akal Takht |
7 | Guru Har Rai(1644-1661) | --- |
8 | Guru Har Krishan(1656-1664) | --- |
9 | Guru Tegh Bahadur(1664-1675) | Was executed under Aurangzeb’s orders |
10 | Guru Govind Singh (1675-1708) | Transferred the authority of the guru to the Adi Granth (Guru Granth Sahib) and organized the Sikhs into a martial group called the Khalsa. Also, assumed the title of Singh. He defined five symbols: uncut hair, a dagger, a pair of shorts, a comb and a steel bangle |
- After Aurangzeb's death, Guru Gobind Singh joined Bahadur Shah’s camp as a noble of the rank of 5000 zat and 5000 sawar and accompanied him to the Deccan where he was treacherously murdered by one of his Pathan employees
- After Guru Gobind Singh's death, and the leadership of the Sikhs passed to his trusted disciple Banda Singh, who is more widely known as Banda Bahadur