According to the official account of the Mughal Empire, written 107 years later by Ghulam Husain of Lucknow in 1782, Tegh Bahadur, the eighth successor of (Guru) Nanak became a man of authority with a large number of followers. Guru Gobind Singh’s describes the spiritual bliss obtained in the remembrance of the Ninth Master Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib. As such, it is a classic Hindutva proof of the Hinduness of Sikhism, though it is also a classic neo-Sikh proof of the “secularism” of Sikhism (“showing concern even for people of a different religion, viz. A wealthy trader, Baba Makhan Shah Labana, had once prayed for his life and had promised to gift 500 gold coins to the Sikh Guru if he survived. [29], In 1675 Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed in Delhi on 24 November under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. He not only molded his own religion but shielded Hindu Kashmiri Pandits from the atrocities of Mugal emperor who was forcing them to embrace Islam. Follow our special coverage of Coronavirus pandemic in India and get news updates from around the world. [16], In March 1664 Guru Har Krishan contracted smallpox. Every year on November 24, Sikhs celebrate Shaheedi Divas to remember Guru Tegh Bahadur and the day is observed as his Martyrdom Day. Guru Tegh Bahadur was the youngest of the five sons of Guru Hargobind, and was born in 1621 CE. He was told that if he is successful in converting Kashmiri Pandits to Islam, the whole of India would convert. As such, it is a classic Hindutva proof of the Hinduness of Sikhism, though it is also a classic neo-Sikh proof of the “secularism” of Sikhism (“showing concern even for people of […] Guru Tegh Bahadur -The True Story by Gurmukh-Singh OBE. He refused. A number of places are named after the ninth guru of the Sikhs, Guru Teg Bahadur. He there helped end the war between Raja Ram Singh of Bengal and Raja Chakardwaj of Ahom state (later Assam). [24][25], The Guru made three successive visits to Kiratpur. Guru Tegh Bahadur confronted the religious persecution of Kashmiri Brahmins by the Mughal officials. Tweet. Guru Tegh Bahadur (ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦੁਰ (gurū teġ bahādur)) est le neuvième des dix Gurus du sikhisme [1].Il est né le 1 er avril 1621 à Amritsar et a quitté son enveloppe charnelle le 11 novembre 1675 à Delhi.. Biographie. Following the footsteps of the eighth Nanak Guru Har Krishan, Tegh Bahadur became a guru on April 16, 1664, and was known as the Srisht-di-Chadar (protector of humanity). [30] According to Purnima Dhavan – a scholar of South Asian history and Mughal Empire, the Mughal administration kept a close watch on his activities. Guru Tegh Bahadur (Punjabi: [gʊɾuː t̯eːgᵊ bəɦaːd̯ʊɾᵊ]; 1 April 1621 – 24 November 1675) was the ninth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion.He was born at Amritsar in 1621 and was the youngest son of Guru Hargobind.His term as Guru ran from 1665 to 1675. Guru Tegh Bahadur’s martyrdom is usually interpreted as an act of self-sacrifice for the sake of the Kashmiri Pandits threatened with forced conversion. [17], In August 1664 a Sikh Sangat arrived in Bakala and anointed Tegh Bahadur as the ninth guru of Sikhs. Sacrifice your life, but relinquish not your faith. Tegh Bahadur was married on 3 February 1633 to Mata Gujri. He was married to Mata Gujri, daughter of Lal Chand of Kartarpur in Jullundhur district. [46] A villager named Kushal Singh Dahiya came ahead and offers his own head in the place of Guru's head to Mughal army. Let us tell you that the place where Guru Tegh Bahadur beheaded by the Mughal Emperor is located at the same place in Delhi today, Shishganj Gurudwara and Guru Tegh Bahadur was born on 18 April 1621 in Amritsar. Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621–1675) Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. On this day in April 1675, Guru Tegh Bahadur was publicly executed on the orders of Aurangzeb because he had opposed religious persecution. He was arrested and was forced to convert to Islam. [30][31], According to the official account of the Mughal Empire, written 107 years later by Ghulam Husain of Lucknow in 1782,[33][34]. Related Articles. He built the city of Anandpur Sahib and was responsible for saving the Kashmiri Pandits, who were being persecuted by the Mughals. He is neither attached to the worldliness nor lets senses and anger affect him. Execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur by Aurangzeb. He was publicly killed in 1675 on the orders of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Delhi. Sikh tradition states that the guru stood up for the rights of Kashmiri Pandits. He neither speaks ill of others nor feels elated by praise and shuns greed, attachments, and arrogance. Thus, Guruji is often referred to as Hind Ki Chadar, meaning The Shielder of the Hindus. 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