Guru Amar Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰ ਦਾਸ) (5 May 1479 - 1 September 1574) was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and was given the title of Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552.
Das was the eldest son of Sri Tej Bhan Bhalla Ji a farmer and trader and Mata Lachmi Ji. Das' father was a shopkeeper in the village of Basarke near Amritsar.
Das married Mata Mansa Devi and had four children - two sons named Bhai Mohan and Bhai Mohri and two daughters named Bibi D...
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Guru Amar Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰ ਦਾਸ) (5 May 1479 - 1 September 1574) was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and was given the title of Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552.
Das was the eldest son of Sri Tej Bhan Bhalla Ji a farmer and trader and Mata Lachmi Ji. Das' father was a shopkeeper in the village of Basarke near Amritsar.
Das married Mata Mansa Devi and had four children - two sons named Bhai Mohan and Bhai Mohri and two daughters named Bibi Dani Ji and Bibi Bhani Ji. Bibi Bhani later married Bhai Jetha who became the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das. (See article Platforms of Jetha.)
Das became Sikh Guru at the age of 73 following in the footsteps of his teacher Sri Guru Angad Dev Sahib Ji, who died on 29 March 1552 at age 48. Das established his headquarters in the town of Goindwal Sahib, which was established by Sri Guru Angad Dev Sahib Ji.
Das chose his son-in law Ram Das, rather than one of his sons, to succeed him. Das died at age 95 on 1 September 1574 at Goindwal Sahib near...
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