Chitra Katha

Guru Gobind SinghTenth Guru, Khalsa’s Father

In December 1704 at Chamkaur he stood in a mud fortress with a handful of Sikhs against the Mughal host; his two elder sons, Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh, fell there.

1666–1708 CE

The full life

1Born at Patna in December 1666; Takht Sri Patna Sahib marks the place.

2Created the Khalsa at Anandpur on Vaisakhi 1699.Guru Gobind Singh · The Khalsa

3His younger sons were executed at Sirhind in December 1704 on Wazir Khan’s orders.The younger Sahibzade

4Died at Nanded in 1708, naming the Granth Sahib as Guru; Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib stands there.Guru Gobind Singh · The Khalsa

Sources for these facts

Bachittar Natak (Dasam Granth)
Zafarnama of Guru Gobind Singh
Sri Gur Sobha of Sainapati (c. 1711)

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