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11 November 1675[EoS][EoS][EoS]Maghar sudi 5, 1732 Bk

Martyrdom of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji

Refusing conversion, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji is martyred in Chandni Chowk, Delhi, on Aurangzeb's orders after his three companions are martyred. His head is carried to Anandpur, his body cremated in secret at Rakab Ganj.

MartyrdomPassing📍 DelhiSri Guru Tegh Bahadur JiSri Guru Gobind Singh Ji

Sikh tradition links the arrest to an appeal from Kashmiri Brahmins facing forced conversion.[EoS][EoS][EoS]

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