Sikhism

Guru Nanak - Guru from 1469 to 1539 - The first of the Gurus and the founder of the Sikh religion was Guru Nanak. He was born at Talwandi  on October 20, 1469. He introduced the concept of there being one god and he saw those who believed in God as "Brothers". 

Guru Angad - Guru from 1539 to 1552- Guru Angad Dev was born as Lehna on March 31, 1504. He was chosen by Guru Nanak Dev as his successor and was given the name of Angad, thereby becoming Guru Angad Dev. He, hence, became the second guru of the Sikhs. It was Guru Angad Dev who introduced the Gurmukhi script  and made it popular amongst all Sikhs.

 Guru Amar Das - Guru from 1552 to 1574- Became the Sikh guru at the age of 73, thereby following in the footsteps of his teacher, Guru Angad Dev, who died at 48 years of age. He fought against restrictions, caste prejudices and the curse of untouchability. He even introduced the Anand Karaj marriage ceremony to be followed by the Sikhs, thereby replacing the Hindu form.

Guru Ram Das - Guru from 1574 to 1581- He was born as Bhai Jetha on October 9th, 1534 at Chuna Mandi in Lahore.he city of Amritsar was founded by Guru Ram Das. He even started the construction of the well-known Golden Temple at Amritsar 

Guru Arjan Dev - Guru from 1581 to 1606 - Guru Arjan Dev was the youngest son of Guru Ram Das and the fifth Sikh guru.He completed the construction of the Golden Temple and compiled the Adi Granth, the scriptures of the Sikhs. 

Guru Har Gobind -  Guru from 1606 to 1644- Was only 11 years of age when his father was executed. He was the first of the gurus who took up arms to defend the faith. He built the Akal Takht, the Throne of the Almighty, at the age of 13. He put in two swords, Miri and Piri, which represented temporal and spiritual power.
 

 Guru Har Rai - Guru from 1644 to 1661 - Became a guru on March 8th, 1644 at the tender age of 14. Most of the life of Guru Har Rai was spent in devotional meditation and preaching the teachings of Guru Nanak.
 

 Guru Har Krishan - Guru from 1661 to 1664- Har Krishan was nominated by his father to be the next Sikh guru at only 5 years old. He was the youngest of all the Gurus. He served his life in healing the epidemic-stricken people in Delhi. He died at the young age of eight after getting infected with smallpox.

Guru Tegh Bahadur - Guru from 1665 to 1675 - Strictly defended against the rights of the Hindu religion. Hence, he had to face martyrdom at the refusal to accept Islam when offered by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. He was put in chains and tortured. Later on he was beheaded publicly at Chandni Chowk in Delhi.

 Guru Gobind Singh - Guru from 1675 to 1708 - The tenth and final (human) Guru. He was the son of Guru Tegh Bahadur. He was born as Gobind Rai Sodhi in Patna, Bihar on 22nd December, 1666, Gobind Singh became a Guru on Nobember 11, 1675 at the age of 9. He established the Khalsa, The Pure Ones, in 1699. He appointed the holy Guru Granth Sahib as the next permanent Sikh Guru.

Guru Granth Sahib - Guru from 1708 to eternity - The Guru Granth Sahib contains the scriptures of the Sikhs. It is an anthology of prayers and hymns which contains the actual words and verses told by the Sikh Gurus. Sikhs regard the Guru Granth Sahib as the living Guru. The Guru Granth Sahib, also known as the Adi Granth, and consists of 1430 pages and has 5864 verses.