Ten Sikh Gurus- Key Points

Guru Nanak

•  First Sikh Guru
•  Born on 15 April 1469
•  Founder of Sikhism

Guru Angad 

•   Second Sikh Guru
•   Adopted and formalized the Gurmukhi alphabet.

Guru Amar Das

•   Third Sikh Guru

Guru Ram Das

•   Fourth Sikh Guru
•   Laid foundation stone for Golden Temple, Amristar

Guru Arjun Dev

•   Fifth Sikh Guru
•   Completed the construction of Golden Temple, Amristar
•   Note:  First Granthi of Golden Temple: Baba Buddha
•  Compiled the first official edition of the Sikh scripture-Adi Granth/ Granth Sahib.
•  First Martyr of Sikh Religion. Killed by Jahangir in 1606

Guru Hargobind

•  Sixth Sikh Guru
•  Introduced Miri and Piri symbolizing both worldly (political) and spiritual authority.
• “Sachcha Badshah” (True King)

Guru Har Rai

• Seventh Sikh Guru

Guru Har Krishan

•   Eighth Sikh Guru
•   Also known as “Bal Guru”
•   The Youngest Guru in Sikhism (At the age of 5)
•   Affected by smallpox in 1664 and died before reaching his eighth birthday.

Guru Tegh Bahadur

•   Ninth Sikh Guru
•   Was Executed on the orders of Aurangzeb
•   Second Martyr of Sikh Religion.
•   His martyrdom is remembered as the Shaheedi Divas of Guru Tegh Bahadur every year on 24th  November, according to the Nanakshhi Calendar.

Guru Gobind Singh

• Tenth Sikh Guru
•  Final human Sikh Guru 
•  Founder of  Sikh warrior community called Khalsa in 1699
•  He is the one who finalized and enshrined the Guru Granth Sahib as Sikhism's primary scripture and eternal Guru.