Friday 29 May 2015

List of Sikh Gurus Date Of Birth And Date Of ................

#NameDate of birthGuruship onDate of deathAge at deathMajor Contributions & DeathFatherMother
1Guru Nanak15 April 146920 August 150722 September 153969* Founded Sikhism * Died of natural causesMehta KaluMata Tripta
2Guru Angad31 March 15047 September 153929 March 155248* Prohibited visit & worship of Muslims religious places by Sikhs * Humayunsought help from Guru Ji against Sher Shah Suri * Died of natural causesBaba PheruMata Ramo
3Guru Amar Das5 May 147926 March 15521 September 157495* Established Manji & Piri system of religious missions for men and women respectively * Strengthened the Langar community kitchen system * AskedAkbar to stop the persecution of Hindus and Sikhs by removing oppressive and discriminatory Islamic Jizya tax on Hindus * Died of natural causesTej Bhan BhallaBakht Kaur
4Guru Ram Das24 September 15341 September 15741 September 158146* Formulated Anand Karaj Sikh marriage ceremony * Asked Akbar to stop the persecution of Hindus and Sikhs by removing oppressive and discriminatory Islamic Jizya tax on Hindus * died of natural causesBaba Hari DasMata Daya Vati
5Guru Arjan15 April 15631 September 158130 May 160643* 1st Sikh guru killed by Muslims * Mughal Emperor Jahangir ordered him to be tortured and sentenced to deathRām DāsMata Bhani
6Guru Har Gobind19 June 159525 May 160628 February 164448* Instituted the practice of maintaining armed legion of Sikh warrior-saints as protector of oppressed Hindus and Sikhs * Waged wars against Muslimrulers Jahangir and Shah Jahan * Died of natural causesArjun DēvMata Ganga
7Guru Har Rai16 January 16303 March 16446 October 166131* Established Sheltered Dara Shikoh; persecuted by vengeful Aurangzebwho framed charges of anti-Islamic blasphemy against Guru Ji and Skih verses of Guru Granth Sahib * Died of natural causesBaba GurdittaMata Nihal Kaur
8Guru Har Krishan7 July 16566 October 166130 March 16647* Forcibly summoned to Delhi by persecutor Aurangzeb under framed charges * Died of Smallpox at the age of 8Hari Rā'iMata Krishan Kaur
9Guru Tegh Bahadur1 April 162120 March 166511 November 167554* Called Hind-di-Chadaar (Protector of India) * Protected Kashmiri Panditsagainst forced conversions by Muslims * Contributed many hymns (Shlokas) to Guru Granth Sahib * Spread Skihism far and wide to Bihar andAssam * Persecuted, imprisoned, tortured and executed by AurangzebHari GōbindMata Nanki
10Guru Gobind Singh22 December 166611 November 16757 October 170841* Founded Khalsa in 1699 * Last Sikh Guru in human form * Passed the Guruship of the Sikhs to the Guru Granth Sahib * Died of complications from stab wounds inflicted by Pashtun assassins sent by Mughal governorWazir KhanTēġ BahādurMata Gujri
11Guru Granth Sahibn/a7 October 1708n/an/aFinal and last, eternal living guru--

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