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Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Gobind Singh transformed Sikh identity, discipline, and leadership.

BORN 1666 CE · Patna, BiharDIED 1708 CE · Nanded, DeccanERA Mughal India

NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Founded the Khalsa and invested the Guru Granth Sahib with enduring scriptural authority.

THE RECORD

The Khalsa gave Sikh community life a formal discipline and public identity.
He wrote poetry and led Sikhs through intense conflict with Mughal and hill-state powers.
He ended the line of human Gurus by directing authority to scripture and community.