Sikhism
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Updated: 1 Oct 2017
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(March 19, 1501)
Guru Nanak starts preaching the new religion .(Oct 29, 1520)
Guru Nanak travels to Mecca and Baghdad.(January 28 1539)
Death of Guru Nanak.
Guru Angad ascends to Guruship. Guru Angad
was the second of the ten Sikh Gurus. He was
born in a Trehan Khatri family, with the birth
name as Lehna, in the village of Harike in
northwest Indian subcontinent.(January 8 1552)
Death of Guru Angad. Ascension to Guruship of Guru Amar Das.
Guru Amar Das was the third of the Ten Gurus
of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March
1552 at age 73. Amar Das adhered to the
Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism for much of
his life.(Jul 13, 1559)
Guru Amar Das establishes the Vaisakhi tradition.
Vaisakhi is a long established harvest festival in
the Punjab. It had been celebrated long before it
gained an added dimension for Sikhs. In 1699
the tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh, chose
Vaisakhi as the occasion to transform the Sikhs
into a family of soldier saints, known as the
Khalsa Panth.(Aug 10, 1604)
Installation of the holy Guru Granth Sahiib
Installation of the holy Guru Granth Sahiib in Sri
Harmandir, Amritsar. Baba Buddha Ji appointed
the first Head Priest .(Mar 27, 1649)
Birth of Baba Jorawar Sing
Zorawar Singh Kahluria was a general of the
Sikh Empire in South Asia. In reference to his
the legacy of conquests in the Himalayas
including Ladakh, Tibet, Baltistan and Iskardu as
General and Wazir (Minister), he has been
referred to by historians as "Conqueror of
Ladakh" and the "Napoleon of India".(21 may 1662)
Birth of Bhai Sahib Singh.
Bhai Sahib Singh was one of the Panj Pyare (or
the Five beloved ones). He was formerly known
as Sahib Chand and was a Barber (Nai) before
being baptized into Khalsa tradition.(APR 18, 1716)
100 Sikhs were killed
100 Sikhs were killed in Delhi under Saragrah
Khan's orders.(29 apr 1647)
Birth of Pir Budhu Shah.
Pir Buddhu Shah was a
Muslim divine whose real name was Badr ud
Din, who was an admirer and ally of Guru
Gobind Singh. He visited the Guru regularly and
at one point introduced 500 shias Muslims
Pathan soldiers who had been expelled by
Aurangzeb to the Guru who employed them.
However, when these soldiers faced battle
against the Hill chiefs, they deserted the Guru's
army.(NOV 23, 1595)
Birth of Guru Hargobind
Guru Hargobind, revered as the sixth Nanak,
was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion.
He was barely eleven years old when he became
Guru on 11 June 1606, after the execution of his
father, Guru Arjan, by the Mughal emperor
Jahangir.(FEB 20, 1637)
Birth of Akal Chalana
Birth of Akal Chalana, the great Sikh scholar and
Poet. Death of Bhai Gurdas Ji.(JAN 26, 1635)
Battle of Kartarpur(OCT 19, 1629)
Mukhlis Khan reached Amritsar
Mukhlis Khan reached Amritsar with his forces
to fight Guru Har Gobind Sahib. Death of Baba
Budha Ji.(APR 15, 1469)
Birth of Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and the
first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated
world-wide as Guru Nanak Gurpurab on Kartik
Pooranmashi, the full-moon day in the month of
Katak, October–November.(MAY 17, 1644)
Guru Har Rai
Guru Har Rai ascends to the Guruship. Guru Har
Rai revered as the seventh Nanak, was the
seventh of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He
became the Sikh leader at age 14, after the death of his grandfather and
sixth Sikh leader Guru Hargobind.(JUN 1, 1747)
10,000 massacred Sikhs
10,000 Sikhs were massacared on 1st June in the
small Holocaust.
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