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Who martyred Guru Gobind Singh?
Wazir Khan sent two Pathan assassins Jamshed Khan and Wasil Beg to attack the Guru during his sleep at Nanded, the Guru’s resting place. They stabbed Guru Gobind Singh in his sleep. The Guru killed Jamshed, the attacker, with his sword, while other Sikh brothers killed Beg.
Who is called the King of Martyrs in Sikhism?
Bhai Sati Das is one of the greatest martyrs in Sikh history, martyred along with Guru Teg Bahadur at Chandni Chowk at Delhi in November 1675 to save Kashmiri Hindus.
When was Guru Gobind Singh martyred?
7 October 1708
| Guru Gobind Singh | |
|---|---|
| Died | 7 October 1708 (aged 41) Hazur Sahib, Bidah Subah, Mughal Empire (present-day Nanded, Maharashtra, India) |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Spouse | Mata Jito, Mata Sundari and Mata Sahib Devan |
Which two gurus are considered to be Sikh martyrs?
Guru Arjan Dev is also remembered as the first Sikh martyr. Following his death, the sixth Guru, his son Har Gobind, became a military leader. Similarly, the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Rai, whose father Guru Tegh Bahadar is also remembered as a martyr, assumed a high military profile.
How many Sikh Gurus were martyred?
Of total 10 Sikh gurus, two gurus themselves were tortured and executed (Guru Arjan Dev and Guru Tegh Bahadur), and close kin of several gurus brutally killed (such as the seven and nine-year old sons of Guru Gobind Singh), along with numerous other main revered figures of Sikhism were tortured and killed (such as …
Who is the father of Guru Gobind Singh Ji?
Guru Tegh Bahadur
Guru Gobind Singh/Fathers
Guru Gobind Singh Ji was the only son of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru and Mata Gujri. His birth name was Gobind Rai and he was born in Patna, Bihar to a Sodhi Khatri family. When he was merely nine years of age, his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur was killed by Aurangzeb for refusing to convert to Islam.