Name | Guru Ram Das Ji |
Father’s Name | Bhai Hari Das |
Mother’s Name | Mata Daya Ji |
Date of Birth | Chuni Mandi in Lahore, now in Pakistan |
Spouse Name | Bibi Bhani |
Children’s Name | Baba Prithi Chand, Baba Maha Dev, (Guru) Arjan Dev |
Accession to Gurgaddi | 1574 at Govindval |
Cities Founded | City of Amritsar in 1574, earlier known as Chakk Guru ka and Ramdaspi |
| Excavation of Amritsar Sarovar (Pool of Nectar) at Golden Temple in Amritsar |
Banis | Hymns 638 in 30 Ragas, e.g. Asa, Basantu, Gauri, Majh, Ramakali and Suhi etc. |
Contemporary Rulers | Emperor Akbar (1556 – 1605) |
Message | To be true Sikhs |
| To imbibe the Name of God |
| To Sing the Glory of the Guru |
Special Contribution | Guru Sahib composed ‘Four Lavan’ in Rag Siihi, consisting of thirty eight stanzas, symbolically representing the union of Soul with the Supreme Being |
Joti Jot | 1581 at Goindval at Amritsar |