Tag: history

Prince Khusrau revolted against Jahangir. Khusrau received the blessings of Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru. But Khusrau was defeated, arrested and blinded. Later on, he was put to death. Guru Arjan Dev was also not spared. 

Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the Sikh ruler of Punjab.

Guru Tegh Bahdur was the ninth  Sikh Guru whom Aurangzeb gave death punishment after he refused to change his religion to islam and protected kashmiri pandits from the conversion as well. He was publicly beheaded on the orders of Aurangzeb in 1675.

Guru Arjan Dev was the fifth of the ten Sikh Gurus. He was arrested under the orders of Jahangir as he refused to convert to Islam. He succeeded his father as the leader of Sikhs upon his death and went on to significantly influence the development of Sikhism.

Guru Ram Das ji was the fourth of the ten Gurus of Sikhism. His bani (spiritual revelations and writings) consists of 638 holy hymns, that he had composed to 30 different ragas of Indian classical music. He is credited with founding the holy city of Amritsar in the Sikh tradition.

Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was the ninth Guru of the Sikh faith. He was a poet, a thinker, and a warrior. To spread the message of Sikhism, the Guru traveled extensively through the Indian subcontinent, setting up several new preaching centers. He  contributed many hymns to Granth Sahib including the Saloks, or couplets near the end of the Guru Granth Sahib.

Guru Arjan Dev