Which Sikh guru established the Khalsa Panth?

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Question

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RRB NTPC CBT-I Official Paper (Held On: 28 Dec 2020 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji.

Key Points

Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs.
- He is the son of Guru Tegh Bahadur.
- He was born in Patna, Bihar in 1666.
- Khalsa Panth, a community that considers Sikhism as its faith was founded by Guru Gobind Singh.
- Guru Gobind Singh was considered as the last human Sikh Guru.

Additional Information

Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Guru of the Sikhs.
- He is the second Sikh martyr.
- He was born at Amritsar in Punjab in 1621.
- Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed in Delhi in 1675 under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is the founder of the Sikh religion.
- Guru Nanak was born on 14th April 1469 at Rai Bhoi di Talvandi(Present day Nankana Sahib) in Pakistan.
- His birthplace is marked by Gurdwara Janam Asthan.
- He is considered the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.
Shri Guru Hargobind was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion.
- The process of militarization in Sikhism was introduced by Guru Hargobind.
- The Akal Takht, one of five takhts (seats of power) of the Sikhs was built by Shri Guru Hargobind.