Important oneliners and bullet points on Sikh religion and sikh gurus for competitive exams and general awareness. Watch video with detailed analysis on EXAM FOCUS channel on Youtube
The 10 Gurus
Guru Nanak
Guru Angad Dev
Guru Amardas
Guru Ramdas
Guru Arjundev
Guru Hargovind
Guru Har Rai
Guru Har Krishna
Guru Teg Bahadur
Guru Govind Singh
GURU NANAK – (1469 – 1538)
- Founder of Sikh religion.
- Main teachings of Guru Nanak are:-
- Vand Chhakkna –Sharing and helping those who are in need.
- Kirat Karna – Earning honestly without fraud.
- Naam Japna – Chanting god’s name with devotion
GURU ANGAD (1538- 1552)
- Compiled writing of Guru Nanak.
- Started script called Gurumukhi
GURU AMARDAS (1552-1574)
- Started community kitchen
- Opposed Purdah system
- Opposed Sati pratha.
GURU RAMDAS (1574-1581)
- Founder of “AMRITSAR”
- GURU ARJUN DEV (1581-1606)
- Founded Golden Temple
- Composed Adi Granth -1604
- Executed by Jahangir on helping Prince KHUSRAO with money and prayer.
GURU HARGOVIND (1606-1645)
- Transformed Sikh into military community.
- Established akal takth.
- Fortified Amritsar.
GURU HAR RAI (1645-1661)
- Maintained cavalry of 20,000 as force.
- Established hospitals and zoo.
GURU HAR KISHAN (1661-1664)
- Youngest Sikh Guru
- Died at age of 8.
GURU TEG BAHADUR (1664-1675)
- He protected Hindu Pujaries and pandits and Sikh brothers from forceful conversion to ISLAM.
- Aurangzeb executed him.
GURU GOVIND SINGH (1675 -1708)
- Founded KHALSA IN 1699
- Noble at Bhadur Shah Zafar court
- Pahul was introduced.
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