Guru Hargobind

Guru Hargobind
Guru Hargobind
ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ
	Contemporary painting of the sixth Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind. Provincial Mughal school, Deccan, mid-17th century
6th Guru of the Sikhs
Personal life
Born	Hargobind; 19 June 1595; Guru Ki Wadali, Amritsar, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire ; (present-day Punjab, India)
Died	28 February 1644 (aged 48); Kiratpur Sahib, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire ; (present-day Punjab, India)
Spouse	Mata Nanaki, Mata Damodari, Mata Marvahi, and Mata Kaula
Children	Baba Gurditta (1613–1638) ; Baba Suraj Mal (1618–1698) ; Baba Ani Rai (1633–1678) ; Baba Atal Rai (1619–1627); Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621–1675) ; Bibi Veero (1628–1705)
Parent(s)	Guru Arjan and Mata Ganga
Known for	Building the Akal Takhat; Founder of the Akal Sena; First Guru to engage in warfare; Advising the Sikhs to take part in military training and martial arts; Establish the Miri piri; Founding Kiratpur Sahib and Hargobindpur; Started Gatka, a Sikh martial arts; Supervising the creation of the Taus;
Other names	The Sixth Master; Saccha Paatshah; The Master of Miri Piri; Sixth Nanak; Bandi Chhor
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Religious life
Religion	Sikhism
Religious career
Period in office	1606–1644
Predecessor	Guru Arjan
Successor	Guru Har Rai
Military service
Battles/wars	Wars: Fighting the following battles: Battle of Rohilla; Battle of Kartarpur; Battle of Amritsar (1634); Battle of Lahira or Gurusar; Battle of Kiratpur; (For detailed list see List of Battles of Guru Hargobind

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Guru Hargobind (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ, pronunciation: [gʊɾuː ɦəɾᵊgoːbɪn̯d̯ᵊ]l 19 June 1595 – 28 February 1644) was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He had become Guru at the young age of eleven, after the execution of his father, Guru Arjan, by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.

Guru Hargobind introduced the process of militarization to Sikhism, likely as a response to his father's execution and to protect the Sikh community. He symbolized it by wearing two swords, representing the dual concept of mīrī and pīrī (temporal power and spiritual authority). In front of the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Hargobind constructed the Akal Takht (the throne of the timeless one). The Akal Takht represents the highest seat of earthly authority of the Khalsa (the collective body of the Sikhs) today.

Amongst his social views, Guru Hargobind considered women to be the consciousness of mankind, promoted the lifestyle of a householder, discouraged asceticism, and promoted marriage as a pathway to self-realization.