Guru Har Gobind

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Mid-nineteenth century miniature of Guru Hargobind.

Guru Har Gobind (Punjabi: ) (19 June 1595 - 03 March 1644) was the sixth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 25 May 1606 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.

Preceded by: Guru Arjan Dev (15 April 1563 - 30 May 1606)	Guru Har Gobind	Followed by: Guru Har Rai (26 February 1630 - 30 May 1661)

The Ten Gurus of Sikhism
Guru Nanak Dev \| Guru Angad Dev \| Guru Amar Das \| Guru Ram Das \| Guru Arjun Dev \| Guru Har Gobind \| Guru Har Rai \| Guru Har Krishan \| Guru Teg Bahadur \| Guru Gobind Singh \| (Followed by Guru Granth Sahib, Perpetual Guru of the Sikhs)

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