Guru Amar Das
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Guru Amar Das (5 May 1479 – 1 September 1574) was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and was given the title of Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552.

His life

Guru Amar Das Ji was the eldest son of Sri Tej Bhan Bhalla Ji, a farmer and trader, and Mata Lachmi Ji. GuruJi's father was a shopkeeper in the village of Basarke near Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...

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GuruJi married Mata Mansa Devi and had 4 children – 2 sons (Mohan Ji & Mohri Ji) and 2 daughters (Bibi Bhani Ji & Bibi Dani Ji). Bibi Bhani later married Bhai Jetha who became the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das
Guru Ram Das
Guru Ram Das was the fourth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and was given the title of Sikh Guru on 30 August 1574.-Early life:Ram Das was born in Lahore, Punjab on 24 September 1534[1] to a Sodhi family of the Khatri clan. His father was Hari Das and his mother Anup Devi. His wife was Bibi Bhani,...

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Guru Amar Das Ji became Sikh Guru at the age of 72 following in the footsteps of his teacher Sri Guru Angad Dev Sahib Ji, who left the world on 29 March 1552 at age 48. Guru amar Das ji established his headquarters in the town of Goindwal Sahib, which was established by Sri Guru Angad Dev Sahib Ji.

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