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: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿਗੋਬਿੰਦ, pronunciation: 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 Guru Arjan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ, pronunciation: ; 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of the Sikh scripture called the Adi Granth, which later expande ...
, by the
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.HS Syan (2013), Sikh Militancy in the Seventeenth Century, IB Tauris, , pages 48–55 Guru Hargobind introduced the process of militarization to
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, likely as a response to his father's execution and to protect the Sikh community.Hargobind: Sikh Guru
Encyclopedia Britannica, Quote: "Guru Hargobind, sixth Sikh Guru, who developed a strong Sikh army and gave the Sikh religion its military character, in accord with the instructions of his father, Guru Arjan (1563–1606), the first Sikh martyr, who had been executed on the order of the Mughal emperor Jahangir."; "After Jahāngīr’s death (1627) the new Mughal emperor, Shāh Jahān, persecuted the Sikh community in earnest. The Sikhs under Hargobind Sahib defeated Shāh Jahān’s armies four times, crushing the myth of Mughal invincibility. To the Sikh ideals of his predecessor, Guru Hargobind thus added another: the right and duty of the Sikhs to defend their faith by the sword if necessary."
He symbolized it by wearing two swords, representing the dual concept of ''mīrī'' and ''pīrī'' (temporal power and spiritual authority). In front of the
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in Amritsar, Hargobind constructed the
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(''the throne of the timeless one''). The Akal Takht represents the highest seat of earthly authority of the
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(the collective body of the Sikhs) today.


Early life

Guru Hargobind was born in ''Gurū kī Waḍālī'', on 19th June of 1595, in a
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family in a village west of Amritsar,HS Singha (2009), Sikh Studies, Book 7, Hemkunt Press, , pages 18–19 the only son of
Guru Arjan Guru Arjan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ, pronunciation: ; 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of the Sikh scripture called the Adi Granth, which later expande ...
, the fifth Sikh Guru. He suffered from smallpox as a child. According to Sikh hagiographies, Guru Hargobind survived two poisoning attempts by his uncle
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and his wife, Karmo, as well as another attempt on his life, when a
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was thrown at him by Prithi Chand. The first poisoning attempt involved Karmo dispatching her personal nurse to pretend to be interested in looking after the child Hargobind. However, the nurse placed poison around her nipple which was to harm Hargobind as he suckled her but the young boy refused to latch onto her and thus the nurse's plan failed and she became ill to the poison herself. The second poisoning plan involved a snake-charmer being sent by Prithi Chand and his wife to assassinate the young Hargobind by releasing a snake onto him but the young boy is said to have grabbed the snake in his hand by its head and squeezed it until it died. A third attempt on his life was by a Brahmin directed again by Prithi Chand and his wife, the Brahmin planned to blend poison with curd and feed the child Hargobind with it but when he attempted to do so, Hargobind knocked the curd out of the Brahmin's grasp and it fell onto the floor, where a dog - named Pista; then ate some of it and died as a result revealing its dangerous contents. The Brahmin then died of abdominal afflictions. Guru Hargobind studied religious texts with Bhai Gurdas and was trained in swordsmanship and archery by Baba Budda. He was also instructed on various languages, religious philosophy, astronomy, medicine, horse-riding, and administration. Hargobind spent a good deal of his early years engrossed in hymns being sung at the Harmandir Sahib complex in Amritsar.


Guruship

On 25 May 1606, Guru Arjan, five days before his own death, selected his son Hargobind as his successor and instructed his son to start a military tradition to protect the Sikh people and always keep himself surrounded by armed Sikhs for protection. Shortly afterwards, Arjan was arrested, tortured and killed by order of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.Pashaura Singh (2005)
Understanding the Martyrdom of Guru Arjan
, Journal of Philosophical Society, 12(1), pp. 29–62
Guru Hargobind's succession ceremony took place on 24 June 1606. He put on two swords: one indicated his spiritual authority (''pīrī'') and the other, his temporal authority (''mīrī''). He followed his martyred father's advice and always kept himself surrounded by armed Sikhs for protection. The number fifty-two was special in his life, and his retinue consisted of fifty-two armed men. He thus founded the military tradition in the Sikh faith. Hargobind had three wives: Damodari, Nanaki, and Marvahi. He had children from three wives. Two of his eldest sons from the first wife died during his lifetime.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Guru Tegh Bahadur ( Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦਰ (Gurmukhi); ; 1 April 1621 – 11 November 1675) was the ninth of ten gurus who founded the Sikh religion and was the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in ...
, his son from Nanaki, became the ninth Sikh Guru. The Sodhis of Anandpur Sahib are the descendants of Baba Suraj Mal Sodhi, one of Guru Hargobind's sons. The Guru was a martial artist (''shastarvidyā''); he encouraged people to maintain physical fitness and keep their bodies ready for physical combat. He had his own Darbar (court). The arming and training of some of his devoted followers began. The Guru came to possess seven hundred horses and his Risaldari (cavalry) grew to three hundred horsemen and sixty musketeers.Grewal, J.S. ''Sikh History from Persian Sources: Translations of Major Texts'' , p. 62 "Guru Hargobind, son of Guru Arjan, ate meat and took to hunting. Most of their he Guru'sfollowers adopted his practice."


Reforms

Guru Hargobind's reforms to the Sikh faith made long-lasting impacts. No longer were the Sikh gurus relegated to spiritual affairs but now they became engaged more deeply in temporal happenings, fusing both the spiritual and temporal spheres together, and furthermore had adopted "regal civility". Hardip Singh Syan explains that Guru Hargobind was able to push for these changes as he became a "patrimonial-feudal lord" by offering his followers and devotees both spiritual liberation (''mukti'') and employment (''naukari''). Prior to Hargobind, the Sikh court was popularly seen as offering service (''seva'') and grace (''prasad''). This shift did not go without controversy, with Bhai Gurdas recording in his writings the tensions within in the Sikh community at the time regarding these reforms, with Gurdas highlighting that keeping the guru as the main point of one's faith was key.


Relations with other rulers

Guru Hargobind led the Sikh response against Mughal power after Guru Arjan's execution. He nominally accepted
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's authority but resisted the Islamic persecution, fighting four wars against Shah Jahan's armies. His attempts to transform the Sikh community brought him in conflict with the Mughal authority.


Jahangir

Along with the execution of Guru Arjan Dev by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Guru Hargobind from the very start was a dedicated enemy of the Mughal rule. He advised Sikhs to arm and fight the Mughals. The death of his father at the hands of Jahangir prompted him to emphasize the military dimension of the Sikh community. He symbolically wore two swords, which represented '' miri piri''. He founded the
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, the first Sikh army. He built a fort to defend Ramdaspur and created a formal court,
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. Jahangir responded by jailing the 14-year-old Guru Hargobind at
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in 1609, on the pretext that the fine imposed on Guru Arjan had not been paid by the Sikhs and Hargobind. It is not clear as to how much time he spent as a prisoner. The year of his release appears to have been either 1611 or 1612, when Hargobind was about 16 years old. Persian records, such as '' Dabestan-e Mazaheb'' suggest he was kept in jail for twelve years, including over 1617–1619 in Gwalior, after which he and his camp were kept under Mughal army's surveillance by Jahangir. It is unclear why he was released. Scholars suggest that Jahangir had more or less reverted to tolerant policies of Akbar by about 1611 after he felt secure about his throne, and the
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court officials at the Mughal court had fallen out of his favour. Another theory states that Jahangir discovered the circumstances and felt that Guru Hargobind was harmless, so he ordered his release. According to Surjit Singh Gandhi, 52
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(kings) who were imprisoned in the fort as hostages for "millions of rupees" and for opposing the Mughal empire were dismayed as they were losing a spiritual mentor. Guru Hargobind requested the rajas to be freed along with him as well and stood surety for their loyal behavior. Jahangir ordered their release as well. Hargobind got a special gown stitched which had 52
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s. As Hargobind left the fort, the captive kings caught the hems of the cloak and came out along with him. After his release, Guru Hargobind more discreetly strengthened the Sikh army and reconsolidated the Sikh community. His relations with Jahangir remained mostly friendly. He accompanied Jahangir to
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and subdued Tara Chand of
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, who had continued for a long time in open rebellion and all efforts to subdue him had failed. During Jahangir's reign, Hargobind fought a battle against the Mughals at
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. The battle was in response to the militarisation of the Sikhs. The Mughals who were led by Governor Abdul Khan were defeated by the Sikhs.


Shah Jahan

During the reign of Jahangir's son and successor
Shah Jahan Shah Jahan I, (Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram; 5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), also called Shah Jahan the Magnificent, was the Emperor of Hindustan from 1628 until his deposition in 1658. As the fifth Mughal emperor, his reign marked the ...
that started in 1627, relations became bitter again. Shah Jahan was intolerant. He destroyed the Sikh
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at
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. In 1628, Shah Jahan's hunting party plundered some of Guru Hargobind's property, which triggered the first armed conflict. Hargobind's army fought battles with the Mughal armies of Shah Jahan at
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, Kartarpur and elsewhere. Hargobind defeated the Mughal troops near Amritsar in the Battle of Amritsar in 1634. A provincial detachment of Mughals again attacked the Guru, but the attackers were routed and their leaders slain. Guru Hargobind also led his armies against the provincial
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. The Guru anticipated the return of a more significant Mughal force, so retreated into
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to strengthen his defenses and army, with a base in Kiratpur where he continued to stay till his death. Painde Khan was appointed the leader of the provincial troops by Shah Jahan and marched upon the Guru. Hargobind was attacked, but he won this battle as well. He also fought the Battle of Kartarpur. Chandu Shah, who had ordered Guru Arjan's death, was killed through torture by the Sikhs of Guru Hargobind: a thick iron ring was put around his nose and he was dragged on the floor until the man who tortured Arjan, and had since become a Sikh, poured hot sand on him from the same ladle used on Arjan. Guru Hargobind lost his eldest son
Baba Gurditta Baba Gurditta (5 November 1613 – 15 March 1638, Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦਿੱਤਾ) was the son of Guru Hargobind (sixth Sikh guru), and the father of Guru Har Rai (seventh Sikh guru) of Sikhism. There is a gurudwara in Kiratpur Sahib, Punja ...
in 1638. Shah Jahan attempted political means to undermine the Sikh tradition by dividing and influencing the succession. The Mughal ruler gave land grants to Gurditta's eldest son Dhir Mal, living in Kartarpur, and attempted to encourage Sikhs to recognise Dhir Mal as the rightful successor to Hargobind. Dhir Mal issued statements in favour of the Mughal state and critical of his grandfather. Hargobind died at Kiratpur,
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, on 28 February 1644. Before his death, he rejected his eldest grandson Dhir Mal's politics and nominated Guru Har Rai (Dhir Mal's younger brother) instead to succeed him as the Guru. The pattern was repeated when Guru Har Rai chose his second son as his successor instead of his eldest son.


Samarth Ramdas and Guru Hargobind

According to Sikh tradition based on an old Punjabi manuscript Panjah Sakhian,
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met Guru Hargobind at
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in the Garhval hills. The meeting, corroborated in a Marathi source, Ramdas's Bakhar, by Hanumant Swami, written in 1793, probably took place in the early 1630s during Samarth Ramdas's pilgrimage travels in the north and Hargobind's journey to Nanakmata in the east. It is said that as they came face to face with each other, Hargobind had just returned from a hunting excursion. He was fully armed and rode a horse. "I had heard that you occupied the Gaddi of Guru Nanak", said the Maratha saint Ramdas, and asked what sort of ''
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'' was he. Hargobind replied, "Internally a hermit, and externally a prince. Arms mean protection to the poor and destruction of the tyrant. Guru Nanak had not renounced the world but had renounced
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Death

He nominated his grandson to succeed him as the seventh Guru Har Rai. He died in 1644 at
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, a town on the banks of the River Sutlej, and was cremated on the banks of the river, where now stands Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib.


Birth year

Whilst 1595 is the commonly accepted birth year of the guru, some authors and sources, such as Kesar Singh Chhibar and the
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, record his year of birth as being 1590.


Sectarian views

Guru Hargobind's reforms also had an impact on the Minas, a
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that rose to become a major opponent of the mainstream lineage of Sikh gurus. Prior to Guru Hargobind's reign, the Mina literature emulated the writings and appearances of the previous five gurus in-style, whilst portraying themselves as spiritually superior. However, Guru Hargobind conducted himself very differently from the previous gurus, thus the Minas were not able to emulate his ethos, and therefore relegated to keep mirroring the environment of the pre-Guru Hargobind Sikh court. Therefore, the Minas attempted to portray themselves as being the preservers of the original bhakti of the Sikh faith, whilst portraying as a result that Guru Hargobind had somehow deviated from the path of original Sikh values and sociopolitical thought.


Battles and skirmishes

# Battle of Sangrana (1628) # Battle of Rohilla (1630) #
Battle of Amritsar (1634) The Battle of Amritsar was fought during Mukhlis Khan's campaign against Guru Hargobind and the Sikhs on 14 April 1634. The battle took place over two days and was a result of increasing tensions between the Mughal Empire, Mughal government and ...
# Battle of Lahira, 1634 # Battle for Maham # Battle of Padiala # Battle of Kiratpur # Battle of Kartarpur, 1635 # Battle of Phagwara, 1635


Popular culture

The animated Punjabi movie ''Dastaan-E-Miri Piri'' is about Guru Hargobind and his contribution to the Sikh faith and community. The life story and teachings of Guru Hargobind influenced the 2023 season theme and artwork of the
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Gallery

File:Guru Arjan with a young Hargobind.jpg, Guru Arjan (seated, middle) with a young Hargobind (left). File:Guru Hargobind depicted alongside Ani Rai and Atal Rai.jpg, Guru Hargobind depicted alongside Ani Rai and Atal Rai. File:Contemporary equestrian painting of Guru Hargobind with an orange-coloured backdrop, held in the collection of the Sodhi family of Kartarpur, circa mid-17th century.jpg, Guru Hargobind out riding. File:Painting of Bhai Rupa Chand and Guru Hargobind seated together, circa mid-17th century.jpg, Bhai Rupa Chand (right) with Guru Hargobind (left). File:Fresco artwork of Guru Hargobind.jpg, Fresco artwork of Guru Hargobind (seated). File:Ancient Painting of Guru Hargobind Sahib ji.jpg, Ancient Painting of Guru Hargobind File:Painting of Guru Hargobind seated against a bolster whilst holding a bird of prey, kept in the Bhai Rupa Chand collection.jpg, Mid-17th century portrait of Guru Hargobind holding a bird of prey


See also

* Mata Kaulan *
Akal Sena The Akāl Sena (Gurmukhi: ਅਕਾਲ ਸੈਨਾ; meaning 'Army of the Akal Purakh, Immortal', 'God in Sikhism, God's Army', or 'Eternal Army'; alternatively transcribed as Akaal Sena) was the Sikh military force established by the sixth Sikh ...
* Dilbagh and Gulbagh


References


Further reading

* Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (2012), ''SIKH HISTORY in 10 volumes'', Sikh University Press.


External links


Guru Hargobind
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