Guru Gobind Singh
Ji was a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. He was the
last of the 10 Sikh Gurus and succeeded his father Guru Tegh Bahadur as
the leader of the Sikhs at the young age of nine. Among his notable
contributions to Sikhism are the Five Ks, the five articles of faith
that Khalsa Sikhs wear at all times, initiating the Sikh Khalsa in 1699,
and his contribution to the continual formalisation of the religion
which the first Guru Guru Nanak had founded in the 15th century.
He was the last of the living Sikh Gurus, passing the Guruship of the
Sikhs to the Eleventh and Eternal Sikh Guru, the Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
Painting of Guru Gobind Singh, c. 1800
| Born - Gobind Rai (22 December 1666) Patna, India |
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| Died - G7 October 1708 (aged 41) Nanded, India |
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| Other names - GThe 10th Master, Holder of the Hawk, The One with the Blue Horse |
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| Known for - Founding of the Khalsa |
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| Predecessor - Guru Tegh Bahadur |
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| Successor - Guru Granth Sahib |
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| Spouse(s) - Mata Jito, Mata Sundari, Mata Sahib Devan |
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