Question

The Sikh Guru executed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was
1. Tegh Bahadur
2. Nanak
3. Govind Sing
4. Arjun Dev

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Tegh Bahadur

The correct answer is Tegh Bahadur.

• The emperor Aurangzeb had forbidden anyone from removing the decapitated head and body of the ninth Sikh guru, Tegh Bahadur.
• On the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Delhi, Guru Tegh Bahadur was publicly beheaded in 1675 for refusing to convert to Islam.
• Guru Tegh Bahadur believed firmly in people’s freedom to worship whatever religion they wanted.

Sikh Gurus	Contribution
Guru Nanak (1469  1539)	Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and was the first human guru.
Guru Arjan (1581  1606)	A great scholar, Guru Arjan compiled the scriptures of the Sikhs, known as the Adi Granth.
Guru Gobind Singh (1675  1708)	Guru Gobind Singh was the last of the human gurus. He introduced the Khalsa, or ‘pure ones’ and the ‘five Ks'. Just before he died in 1708, he proclaimed Guru Granth Sahib - the Sikh scripture - as the future guru.