Question

Which Mughal King killed the Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur?
1. Akbar
2. Aurangazeb
3. Shahjahan
4. Jahangir

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Aurangazeb

The correct answer is Aurangazeb.

• In the year 1675, Guru Tegh Bahadur was Killed in Delhi under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor, India.
• He was named head of the Sikh community after the death of the seven-year-old Guru Har Krishan.
• The name Guru Tegh Bahadur was given to him by Guru Hargobind.
• Sikh tradition says that the guru stood up for the interests of Kashmiri Pandits who approached him to intercede with the emperor on their behalf and to urge him to abolish a jizya (tax) recently levied.
• Convinced to stand up for the safety of the Kashmiri Pandits by his uncle, Gobind Rai, who later became Guru Gobind Singh, Guru Tegh Bahadur travelled to Delhi.
• In the late 17th century, Emperor Aurangzeb of Mughal levied Sharia law throughout his realm and an extra jizya levy on non-Muslims.

•  At Bakala, Guru Tegh Bahadur meditated at the place for about 26 years 9 months 13 days.
• The ninth of the 10 Gurus of the Sikh religion was Guru Tegh Bahadur, revered as the ninth Nanak.
• The ninth of the 10 Gurus of the Sikh religion, Guru Tegh Bahadur died on November 24, in the year 1675.
•  He is famously known for the protection he provided to the Sikhs and the Hindus against a 17th-century law that forced them to convert to Islam.
• His son Guru Gobind Singh, the last Guru of the Sikhs, transformed the community into a martial race to counter the might of the Mughals.
• ​Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh Guru, often venerated as the ‘Protector of Humanity’ (Srisht-di-Chadar) by the Sikhs.
  • Known as a great teacher, Guru Tegh Bahadur was also an excellent warrior, thinker, and poet, who wrote detailed descriptions of the nature of God, mind, body, and physical attachments among other things spiritual.
  • His writings are housed in the sacred text, ‘Guru Granth Sahib,’ in the form of 116 poetic hymns.
  • He was also an avid traveller and played a key role in setting up preaching centres throughout the Indian subcontinent.
  • During one such mission, he founded the town of Chak-Nanki in Punjab, which later became a part of Punjab’s Anandpur Sahib.
  • In the year 1675, Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed in Delhi under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.