GURU TEG BAHADUR

MARTYRDOM DAY

ABOUT HIM….BORN & DIED ON: 1621 AD - 1675AD

PARENTS: GURU HARGOBIND SINGH

SPOUSE: MATA GUJRI

GRAND PARENTS: GURU ARJUN

CHILDRENS: GURU GOBIND SINGH

Sikhism followers remember the martyrdom of Guru Tegh

Bahadur on November 24. He was beheaded as he refused to be forced to accept Islam as his religion and now stands as an

example of freedom of choosing each one’s religion The events that led to the martyrdom of

Guru Tegh Bahadur started with the ascension to the throne of the Mughal Empire by Emperor Aurangzeb. This Emperor ruled

for 49 years and as he came into power he killed his brothers and

locked in prison his father.

History of Martyrdom Day

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In early 1675, the Kashmiri Pandits approached Guru Tegh

Bahadar to seek his assistance in their acute hour of need. These Hindus from Kashmir had been given a deadline by Emperor

Aurangzeb to convert to Islam or be killed. Pandit Kripa Ram with his large delegation met Guru Tegh Bahadar at Chak Nanki,

Kahlur (now known as Anandpur Sahib). He explained their

dilemma to the Guru in the open Sangat at the place where today stands Gurdwara Manji Sahib, in

Anandpur Sahib.

TURNING POINT

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THE NINTH GURU OF

THE SIKHS

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