Guru Ji was born on June 19, 1595 to Mata Ganga Ji and Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji in the village of Guru Ki Wadali within the Amritsar District. He was only 11 years old when his father, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, was martyred. Guru Arjan had been jailed, fined, and tortured while under arrest as per Jahangir's orders.
At the time of his installation as the guru, HarGobind asked Baba Budha Ji to discard the earlier tradition of donning a guru with the Seli of Guru Nanak, preferring instead to be adorned with a sword. Contrary to the prevalent Hindu and Muslim traditions where the new ruler was donned with a sword (as a symbol of his role as the ruler of the state) Guru Ji asked to be donned with two swords, and explained that one signified his temporal power and the other his spiritual power. His purpose was not to mix religion with politics, but instead to take up the cause of the exploited and defend them against the oppression of the exploiters. In this way, Guru HarGobind clearly separated religion and politics. Religion had always been intermixed with politics in India and as a result the people had been subjected to persecution and injustice. As opposed to the tolerant days of Akbar, when an effort was made to fuse the religions of India, the days of Akbar's son Jahangir were dominated by the long neglected Muslim Ulama, who demanded that Islam control the politics of the Mughal Empire. The ruling classes oppressed the people, using religion as a shield. That is why politicians have used clever methods to entangle religion with politics.
According to the chronicles, Guru Arjan Dev Ji and Mata Ganga Ji did not have a child for a long time. Mata Ganga Ji went to seek the blessings of Baba Budha Ji for an offspring. Baba Budha Ji told her that she would give birth, but to an extraordinarily chivalrous son. Shortly after that, HarGobind was born.
As the sixth guru, Guru HarGobind Ji issued many edicts. He set up an army, acquired arms and horses, hoisted the Sikh flag, and ordered the construction of an exceptionally large and thundering drum called the nagara, which was used to gather the sangat for announcements. In 1663 he assigned the task of building the Akal Takht in front of the Harmandar Sahib to two of his most trusted devotees. On this platform, seated with all the regal adornments of a Mughal or Hindu ruler, he listened to the woes and complaints of the people and gave orders.
Guru Ji was born on June 19, 1595 to Mata Ganga Ji and Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji in the village of Guru Ki Wadali within the Amritsar District. He was only 11 years old when his father, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, was martyred. Guru Arjan had been jailed, fined, and tortured while under arrest as per Jahangir's orders.
At the time of his installation as the guru, HarGobind asked Baba Budha Ji to discard the earlier tradition of donning a guru with the Seli of Guru Nanak, preferring instead to be adorned with a sword. Contrary to the prevalent Hindu and Muslim traditions where the new ruler was donned with a sword (as a symbol of his role as the ruler of the state) Guru Ji asked to be donned with two swords, and explained that one signified his temporal power and the other his spiritual power. His purpose was not to mix religion with politics, but instead to take up the cause of the exploited and defend them against the oppression of the exploiters. In this way, Guru HarGobind clearly separated religion and politics. Religion had always been intermixed with politics in India and as a result the people had been subjected to persecution and injustice. As opposed to the tolerant days of Akbar, when an effort was made to fuse the religions of India, the days of Akbar's son Jahangir were dominated by the long neglected Muslim Ulama, who demanded that Islam control the politics of the Mughal Empire. The ruling classes oppressed the people, using religion as a shield. That is why politicians have used clever methods to entangle religion with politics.
According to the chronicles, Guru Arjan Dev Ji and Mata Ganga Ji did not have a child for a long time. Mata Ganga Ji went to seek the blessings of Baba Budha Ji for an offspring. Baba Budha Ji told her that she would give birth, but to an extraordinarily chivalrous son. Shortly after that, HarGobind was born.
As the sixth guru, Guru HarGobind Ji issued many edicts. He set up an army, acquired arms and horses, hoisted the Sikh flag, and ordered the construction of an exceptionally large and thundering drum called the nagara, which was used to gather the sangat for announcements. In 1663 he assigned the task of building the Akal Takht in front of the Harmandar Sahib to two of his most trusted devotees. On this platform, seated with all the regal adornments of a Mughal or Hindu ruler, he listened to the woes and complaints of the people and gave orders.
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