Key facts
- Born
- Jetha Mal Sodhi , 24 September 1534 , Chuna Mandi , Lahore , Lahore Subah , Mughal Empire
- Died
- 1 September 1581 (1581-09-01) (aged 46), Goindwal , Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire
- Spouse
- Bibi Bhani ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1553 )
- Children
- 3, including Prithi Chand and Guru Arjan
- Parents
- Hari Das (father) Mata Daya (mother)
- Known for
- Founder of Amritsar city
- Other names
- Fourth Master Fourth Nanak
- Religion
- Sikhism
- Based in
- Ramdaspur
- Period in office
- 1574–1581
- Predecessor
- Guru Amar Das
- Successor
- Guru Arjan
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Lahore
- Place of death
- Goindwal Sahib
- Child
- Guru Arjan
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- Sikh guru
- Languages spoken
- Punjabi
- Image
- Guru Ram Das.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1534-09-24
- date of death
- 1581-09-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Guru Ram Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation: [gʊɾuː ɾaːmᵊ d̯aːsᵊ]; 24 September 1534 – 1 September 1581), sometimes spelled as Guru Ramdas, was the fourth of the ten Sikh gurus. He was born to a family based in Lahore, who named him Bhai Jetha. He was orphaned at age seven; and thereafter grew up with his maternal grandmother in a village.
At age 12, Bhai Jetha and his grandmother moved to Goindval, where they met Guru Amar Das, the third leader of Sikhism. The boy accepted the guru as his mentor, served him, and eventually joined his family by marrying his daughter. When it came time for Guru Amar Das to name his successor, he passed over his own sons and chose Bhai Jetha, citing his exemplary service, selfless devotion, and unquestioning obedience.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guru Ram Das” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.