Guru Gobind Singh
1666–1708 · Patna, Anandpur, Nanded · Sikhism, tenth Guru
Guru Gobind Singh, born at Patna, was the tenth Sikh Guru — a spiritual leader, warrior and poet. On Baisakhi in 1699 at Anandpur he founded the Khālsā, the community of initiated Sikhs, and gave them the five articles of faith. He lost his father and all four of his sons to the persecution of his time.
Before his passing at Nanded in 1708, he declared that after him the Guru Granth Sahib would be the eternal Guru of the Sikhs. Writings in the Dasam Granth are attributed to him.
Khālsā, 1699 · Guru Granth Sahib — eternal Guru · Nanded, 1708