Sahibzada Zorawar Singh (Punjabi: ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦਾ ਜ਼ੋਰਾਵਰ ਸਿੰਘ) was the third of Guru Gobind Singh’s four sons. He and his younger brother, Sahibzada Fateh Singh are among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism. Sahibzada Fateh Singh was the youngest of Guru Gobind Singh’s four sons. He and his older brother, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh are among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism. He is also known as Baba Fateh Singh. The term Baba is used in India…
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Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh, the two elder sons of Guru Gobind Singh, martyred (21 Dec)
Ajit Singh (1687–1704) also referred to with honorifics as Sahibzada Ajit Singh or Baba Ajit Singh was the eldest son of Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh. His younger brothers were Sahibzada Jujhar Singh, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh. He was killed during Second Battle of Chamkaur Ajit Singh was born to Mata Sundari and Guru Gobind Singh at Patna Sahib on 3 January 1687. The following year, Guru Gobind Singh returned with the…
Read MoreGuru Tegh Bahadur martyred in Delhi by Aurangzeb for defending the oppressed (24 Nov)
Guru Tegh Bahadur (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦਰ, Punjabi pronunciation: [ɡʊru teɣ bəhɑdʊɾ]; 1 April 1621 – 11 November 1675), revered as the ninth Nanak, was the ninth of ten Gurus (Prophets) of the Sikh religion. Guru Teg Bahadur carried forward the light of Guru Nanak’s sanctity and divinity, and his spiritual revelations are registered in the form of 115 poetic hymns in the eternal Guru of Sikhs, Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Teg Bahadur set a…
Read MoreGuru Gobind Singh becomes the tenth Guru of the Sikhs (24 Nov)
Guru Gobind Singh (About this sound pronunciation (help·info); born Gobind Rai;22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708) was a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. He was the last of the 10 Sikh Gurus and succeeded his father Guru Tegh Bahadur as the leader of the Sikhs at the young age of nine. Among his notable contributions to Sikhism are the Five Ks, the five articles of faith that Khalsa Sikhs wear at all times,…
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