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Guru Har Gobind () (19 June 1595 - 03 March 1644) was the sixth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 25 May1606 following in the footsteps of his father Guru Arjan Dev. Before he died, he nominated Guru Har Rai, his grandson as the next Guru of the Sikhs. The following is a summary of the main highlights of Guru Hargobind's life:

• Transformed the Sikh fraternity by introducing martial arts and weapons for the defence of the masses following his father's martyrdom.
• Militarised the Sikh movement – Carried 2 swords of Miri and Piri.
• Built the Akal Takht in 1608 – which now one of five Takhts (“Seat of Power”) of the Sikhs.
• Founded the city of Kiratpur in District Jalandhar, Punjab.
• He was imprisoned in the fort of Gwalior for one year and on release insisted that the other 52 fellow prisoners be freed as well. To mark this occasion the Sikhs celebrate Diwali (bandi chod divas).
• The first Guru to engage in warfare.
• Fought 4 battles with the Mughal rulers.

External links

• AllAboutSikhs.com
• Learn more about Sri Guru Har Gobind Ji
• Sikhs.org
• Sikh-History.com

Audio

• Sukhmani Sahib Mp3,Real Audio, Real Audio download

Indian religious figures | Gurus | Sikh warriors

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