Guru Har Krishan
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The eighth Sikh Guru
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Key facts
- Born
- Kishan Das Sodhi , 7 July 1656 , Kiratpur Sahib , Lahore Subah , Mughal Empire
- Died
- 30 March 1664 (1664-03-30) (aged 7) , Delhi , Mughal Empire
- Cause of death
- Smallpox
- Parents
- Guru Har Rai (father) Mata Krishen Devi (mother)
- Other names
- Bal Guru ("Child Guru") Eighth Master Eighth Nanak Bala Pritam Guru Hari Krishan
- Religion
- Sikhism
- Based in
- Kiratpur Sahib (1661–1664)
- Period in office
- 1661–1664
- Predecessor
- Guru Har Rai
- Successor
- Guru Tegh Bahadur
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Kiratpur Sahib
- Place of death
- Delhi
- Father
- Guru Har Rai
- Occupation
- guru
- Position held
- Sikh guru
- Religion
- Sikhism
- Image
- Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji Gurudwara Pothi Mala.jpg
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- date of death
- 1664-03-30
- date of birth
- 1656-07-07
- cause of death
- smallpox
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- Guru Har Krishan
- manner of death
- natural causes
- relative
- Guru Hargobind
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Encyclopedic overview
Guru Har Krishan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ, pronunciation: [ɡʊruː həɾ kɾɪʃən]; 7 July 1656–30 March 1664) also known as Bal Guru (Child Guru), or Hari Krishan Sahib, was the eighth of the ten Sikh gurus. At the age of five, he succeeded his father, Guru Har Rai, and became the youngest guru in Sikhism. He contracted smallpox in 1664 and died before reaching his eighth birthday, with the shortest reign as guru, lasting only two years, five months, and 24 days.
He is remembered in the Sikh tradition for saying "Baba Bakale" before he died, which Sikhs interpreted to identify his grand-uncle Guru Tegh Bahadur as his successor.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guru Har Krishan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.