Guru Teg Bahadur

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Guru Teg Bahadur (Punjabi: ) (April 1, 1621 - November 11, 1675) was the ninth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism, and he became Guru on March 20, 1665 following in the footsteps of his grand-nephew, Guru Har Krishan . Before he died, he nominated his son, Gobind Rai – who later was renamed - Guru Gobind Singh, as the next, and as it turned out, the last Guru of the Sikhs – in human form. The following is a summary of the main highlights of Guru Teg Bahadur's life:

• Built the city of Anandpur Sahib.
• Toured various parts of India.
• Responsible for saving the Kashmiri Pandits who were being persecuted by the Mughals, but had to lay down his own life.
• Contributed many hundreds of hymns to the Guru Granth Sahib.
• The Saloks (Mahal 9) near the end of the Guru Granth Sahib are extremely popular.
• Martyred in Delhi by Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb. see Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadar
• Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib, Chandni Chowk, Delhi, where he was beheaded and Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, Delhi, where at the residence of Lakhi Shah Vanjara - who burnt his house so as to cremate the Guru's body.

See also

• Bichitra_Natak

External links

• [The Supreme Sacrifice of Guru Tegh Bahadur] - eBook
• [Learn more about Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji]
• [Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib]
• [AllAboutSikhs.com]
• [Video - Teg Bahadur Simriey]
• [Sikhs.org]
• [Sikh-History.com]

Audio

• [Audio Tribute to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji]
• [Sukhmani Sahib Mp3,Real Audio, Real Audio download]

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