10 HISTORICAL GURUS OF SIKHISM. What is a Sikh? The word Sikh means someone who learns. What is a...
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Guru Nanak
Born in Punjab area of India in 1469.
Raised a Hindu, but learned a lot about Islam.
At age 30, he went to bathe in the river and disappeared for three days. He said he had been taken to God.
When he returned he spent his remaining years preaching that what really mattered was knowing God and living in a right way.
Guru Ram Das
Spread Sikhism by sending teachers all over India.
Developed the city of Amritsar, the centre of Sikhism.
Guru Arjan Dev
Built the Golden Temple at Amritsar, the most important building in Sikhism.
Collected hymns, creating the Adi Granth, the Sikh scriptures
Guru Tegh Bahadur
Was Guru while Sikhs were being persecuted, and was beheaded for refusing to change his religion.