Period 1469 to 1708
The ten Gurus were:
| # |
Name |
Born |
Guru at Age |
Guruship |
Period of
Guruship (yrs) |
Merged with
Eternity aged
|
| 1. |
Guru Nanak Dev Ji |
1469 |
- |
1469 to 1539 |
70 |
70
|
| 2. |
Guru Angad Dev Ji |
1504 |
35 |
1539 to 1552 |
13 |
48
|
| 3. |
Guru Amar Das Sahib Ji |
1479 |
73 |
1552 to 1574 |
22 |
95
|
| 4. |
Guru Ram Das Sahib Ji |
1534 |
40 |
1574 to 1581 |
7 |
47
|
| 5. |
Guru Arjan Dev Ji |
1563 |
18 |
1581 to 1606 |
25 |
43
|
| 6. |
Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji |
1595 |
11 |
1606 to 1644 |
38 |
49
|
| 7. |
Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji |
1630 |
14 |
1644 to 1661 |
17 |
31
|
| 8. |
Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji |
1656 |
5 |
1661 to 1664 |
3 |
8
|
| 9. |
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji |
1621 |
44 |
1665 to 1675 |
10 |
54
|
| 10. |
Guru Gobind Singh Sahib Ji |
1666 |
9 |
1675 to 1708 |
33 |
42
|
| 11. |
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji |
|
|
1708 - forever |
Eternity |
forever
|
From 1708 Onwards
Guru Granth Sahib or
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji or
SGGS for short, is more than just a holy book of the
Sikhs. The Sikhs treat this
Granth (
holy book) as a living Guru. The holy text spans 1430 pages and contain the actual words spoken by the founders of the Sikh religion (the Ten Gurus of Sikhism) and various other
Saints from other religions including
Hinduism and
Islam.
The SGGS was given the Guruship by the last of the living Sikh Masters, Guru Gobind Singh
Ji in 1708. Guru Gobind Singh said before his demise that the Sikhs
were to treat the SGGS as their next Guru. Guru Ji said – "Sab Sikhan ko
hokam hai Guru Manyo Granth" meaning "All Sikhs are commanded to take
the Granth as Guru" So today if asked, the Sikhs will tell you that they
have a total of 11 Gurus. ( 10 in human form and the SGGS).
Guruship Table
These dates are based on pre-Nanakshahi calendar resources - Please see
Sikh Gurus - Important dates for the update on these dates:
| # |
Name |
Guruship on |
Prakash DOB |
Date of Demise |
Aged |
Father |
Mother
|
| 1 |
Guru Nanak Dev |
April 15, 1469 |
April 15,1469 |
September 22,1539 |
69 |
Mehta Kalu |
Mata Tripta
|
| 2 |
Guru Angad Dev |
September 7,1539 |
March 31,1504 |
March 29,1552 |
48 |
Baba Pheru |
Mata Ramo
|
| 3 |
Guru Amar Das |
March 25,1552 |
May 5,1479 |
September 1,1574 |
105 |
Tej Bhan Bhalla |
Bakht Kaur
|
| 4 |
Guru Ram Das |
August 29,1574 |
September 24,1534 |
September 1,1581 |
47 |
Baba Hari Das |
Mata Daya Kaur
|
| 5 |
Guru Arjan Dev |
August 28,1581 |
April 15,1563 |
May 30,1606 |
43 |
Guru Ram Das |
Mata Bhani
|
| 6 |
Guru Hargobind |
May 30,1606 |
June 19,1595 |
March 3,1644 |
49 |
Guru Arjan |
Mata Ganga
|
| 7 |
Guru Har Rai |
February 28,1644 |
February 26,1630 |
October 6,1661 |
31 |
Baba Gurdita |
Mata Nihal Kaur
|
| 8 |
Guru Har Krishan |
October 6,1661 |
July 7,1656 |
March 30,1664 |
8 |
Guru Har Rai |
Mata Krishan Kaur
|
| 9 |
Guru Tegh Bahadur |
March 20,1665 |
April 1,1621 |
November 11,1675 |
54 |
Guru Hargobind |
Mata Nanki
|
| 10 |
Guru Gobind Singh |
November 11,1675 |
December 22,1666 |
6 October 1708 |
42 |
Guru Tegh Bahadur |
Mata Gujri
|
| 11 |
Guru Granth Sahib |
October 6,1708 |
September 1,1604 |
Forever |
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