Guru Hargobind

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1595 – 1644

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Who was Guru Hargobind?

Guru Har Gobind, also Saccha Padshah. According to another tradition, he was born on 5 July 1595. He was the sixth of the Sikh gurus and became Guru on 25 May 1606 following in the footsteps of his father Guru Arjan Dev. He was not, perhaps, more than eleven at his father's execution. Before ascension, he nominated Guru Har Rai, his grandson as the next Guru of the Sikhs.

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Born
Jul 5, 1595
Amritsar
Also known as
  • Saccha Padshah
  • True Emperor
  • Shri Guru Har Gobind Saheb
  • Guru Har Gobind
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Children
Nationality
  • India
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Died
Mar 19, 1644
Kiratpur Sahib

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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