​Guru Tegh Bahadur

  • Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day is observed every year on 24 November to honour the sacrifice of the ninth Sikh Guru.
  • Guru Teg Bahadur’s name earlier was Teyag Mal and he was the ninth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. It was changed by his father and the sixth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Hargobind Sahib (1595-1644) to Teg Bahadur.
  • He got his name from his fighting and sword skills on the battlefield.
  • He was known as Hind ki Chadar, or the 'Shield of India.
  • He built the city of Anandpur Sahib (in Rupnagar/Ropar district, on the edge of Shivalik ....
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