The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, custodian of Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib at Chandni Chowk where Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed, publishes this account of his 11 November 1675 martyrdom, his arrest and imprisonment, his refusal to convert to Islam, the companions martyred alongside him, and the cremation of his head and body by Bhai Jaita and Bhai Lakhi Shah Vanjara.
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Reliability Tier1
The custodian institution of the actual execution site, Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib, tier 1, used here for the 11 November 1675 date, the arrest and imprisonment narrative, and the companions martyred alongside the Guru, corroborated by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's own account below. NotesUsed for the 11 November 1675 execution date, the arrest near Malikpur Ragharan, the choice put to the Guru, and the cremation accounts of Bhai Jaita and Bhai Lakhi Shah Vanjara.
Citation
PublisherDelhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee
URLhttps://www.dsgmc.in/DharmParchar/SriGuruTeghBahadurJi
Source Typereligious body
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Delhi, Cities This source names Delhi directly: "The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, custodian of Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib at Chandni Chowk where Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed, publishes this account of his 11 November 1675 martyrdom..."
This source names Guru Tegh Bahadur directly: "Sis Ganj Sahib at Chandni Chowk where Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed, publishes this account of his 11 November 1675 martyrdom, his arrest and imprisonment, his refusal to convert to Islam, the..."
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- Sources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.
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