Guru Har Krishan
Eighth Sikh Guru from 1661 to 1664 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guru Har Krishan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ, pronunciation: [ɡʊruː həɾ kɾɪʃən]; 7 July 1656 – 30 March 1664[1]) was the eighth of the ten Sikh Gurus. According to Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (National Professor of Sikh History), Guru Harkrishan was born on 20 July 1652.[2] At the age of five, he became the youngest Guru in Sikhism on 7 October 1661,[1] succeeding his father, Guru Har Rai.[3] He contracted smallpox in 1664 and died before reaching his eighth birthday. It is said that he died because he contracted smallpox while successfully curing his followers.[4]
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ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ | |
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Born | Kishan Das Sodhi 7 July 1656[1] |
Died | 30 March 1664(1664-03-30) (aged 7)[1] Delhi, Mughal Empire |
Cause of death | Smallpox |
Religion | Sikhism |
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Period in office | 1661–1664 |
Predecessor | Guru Har Rai |
Successor | Guru Tegh Bahadur |
He is also known as Bal Guru (Child Guru),[3] and sometimes spelled in Sikh literature as Hari Krishan Sahib.[4][5] He is remembered in the Sikh tradition for saying "Baba Bakale" before he died, which Sikhs interpreted to identify his granduncle Guru Tegh Bahadur as the next successor.[3][4] Har Krishan had the shortest reign as Guru, lasting only two years, five months and 24 days.