Guru Hargobind

Guru Har Gobind Ji (19 June 1595 - 03 March 1644) was the sixth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 25 May 1606 following in the footsteps of his father Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Before Guru Ji died, he nominated Guru Har Rai Ji, his grandson as the next Guru of the Sikhs. The following is a summary of the main highlights of Guru Ji's life:

Transformed the Sikh fraternity by introducing martial arts and weapons for the defence of the masses following his father's martyrdom
Militarised the Sikh movement – Carried 2 swords of Miri and Piri
Built the Akal Takht in 1608 – which now one of five Takhts (“Seat of Power”) of the Sikhs
Founded the city of Kiratpur in District Jalandhar, Punjab
Guruji was imprisoned in the fort of Gwalior for one year and on release insisted that the other 52 fellow prisoners be freed as well.
To mark this occasion the Sikhs celebrate Diwali
First Guru to engage in warfare
Fought 4 battles with the Mughal rulers