Name | Guru Nanak Dev Ji |
Father’s Name | Mehta Kalayan Das |
Mother’s Name | Mata Tripata |
Date of Birth | April 15, 1469 (as per SGPC) |
Place of Birth | Rae Bhoi di Talavandi known as Nankana Sahib, no in Pakistan |
Spouse Name | Bibi Sulakhani Ji |
Children’s Name | Baba Sri Chand, Baba Lakhami Das |
Cities Founded | Kartarpur, a city on the banks of river Ravi in 1504 |
Banis | Hymns, 974 in 19 Ragas, e.g. Asa, Basantu, Dhanasari, Gauri Majh, Ramakali, Sorathi, Sri Rag and Suhi etc. |
Contemporary Rulers | Baholol Lodhi (1451 – 1489) |
| Sikandar Lodhi (1489 – 1517) |
| Ibrahim Lodhi (1517 – 1526) |
| Emperor Babar (1526 – 1530) |
| Emperor Humayun (1530 – 1540) |
Message | Kirat Karo – Live an Honest Life |
| Naam Japo – Remember God |
| Vand Ke Chhako – Share your things with others |
Special Contribution | To shed away caste-prejudices, because all human beings are equal. |
| To imbibe the spirit of Service and Humility. |
Journeys | Guru Nanak Dev made five important journeys to different parts of world in between 1500 – 1524 |
| 1500 – 1506 Parts of East India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. |
| 1506 – 1513 Regions of Southern India and Sri Lanka |
| 1514 – 1518 Regions of Kashmir, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and South China |
| 1519 – 1521 Regions of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Jordan and South Arabia including Mecca and parts of Africa |
| 1523 – 1524 Parts of Punjab now in North India and Pakistan |
Joti Jot | September 22, 1539 at Kartarpur (Ravi). |