Name | Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji |
Father’s Name | Guru Arjan Dev |
Mother’s Name | Mata Ganga Devi |
Place of Birth | Guru ki Vadali in Dist. Amritsar |
Spouse Name | Bibi Damodari, Bibi Nanak, Bibi Maha Devi |
Children’s Name | Baba Gurditta, Baba Suraj Mal, Baba Ani Rai, Bata Atal Rai, (Guru) Tegh Bahadur Ji, Bibi Biro |
Accession to Gurgaddi | May 25, 1606 |
Cities Founded | Kiratpur city in the year 1628 in Dist. Ropar in Punjab |
Contemporary Rulers | Emperor Jahangir (1605 – 1626) |
| Emperor Shahajan (1627 – 1658) |
Special Contribution | He transformed the character of the Sikh Movement and martialized it as a precaution against future contingencies. |
| He put on two swords one signifying Miri (Temporal) and other Pin (Spinitul). |
Battles | Guru Sahib fought four battles with the Mughals during the reign of Shahjahan |
| Mukhlis Khan at Amritsar in 1628 A.D. |
| Abdullah Khan at Sri Harigobindpur in the year 1630 A.D. |
| Qamar Beg Near Gurusar in 1631 A.D. |
| Kale Khan and Painde Khan at Kartarpur in Dist. Jalandhar in 1634 A.D. |
Joti Jot | March 3, 1644 at Kiratpur |