Guru Har Kishan ji’s sakhi. (Introduction) FULL NAME: Guru Har Kishan ji OTHER NAME: Eight Guru, Child Guru. DIVINE ATTRIBUTE: Helping people, purity. PREDECESSOR/PREVIOUS GURU: Guru Har Rai ji SUCCESSOR/GURU AFTER HIM: Guru Teg Bahadur ji PERSONAL DETAILS BIRTH DATE: Wednesday, 23 July 1656 PLACE OF BIRTH Kiratpur Sahib, Ropar, Punjab, India. GURUSHIP DATE: Sunday, 20 October 1661 AGE OF GURUSHIP: 2 years and 4 months. JOTI JOT DATE: Saturday, 16 April 1664 JYOTI JOT PLACE: Delhi AGE: 7 years FAMILY FATHER NAME: Guru Har Rai Page 1 of 3 Guru Har Kishan ji’s sakhi. (Introduction) MOTHER NAME Mara Krishen Kaur BROTHER/S NAME: Baba Ram Rai SISTER/S NAME: - SPOUSE: - NAME OF SON/S: - NAME OF DAUGHTER/S: - OTHER DETAILS BANI IN SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI: - CONTEMPORARY EMPERORS: Aurangzeb OTHER INFO: Bangla Sahib construction, etc. Guru Har Krishan Ji (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਰ ਰਰਿਨ) (Wednesday, 23 July 1656 - Saturday, 16 April 1664) was the eighth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism. He became Guru on Sunday, 20 October 1661 following in the footsteps of his father, Guru Har Rai Ji. Before Guru Ji died, he nominated Baba Bakala ji, as the next Guru of the Sikhs. It turns out that this was his grand-uncle Guru Tegh Bahadur. The following is a summary of the main highlights of Guru ji's short life: Guru Har Krishan was of a small age when he attained the leadership of the Sikh people. There are very few devotees of God in human history who has achieved a high level of spirituality in such small age. Prahlad, Dhruv was one of them and Guru Hari Krishan can also be included in the same list. All other Sikh Guru's sat on the "Gaddi", the "throne of Guruship" when they were over the age of 12, but only Guru Hari Krishen sat on the Gaddi when he was just 5 of age. When Guruji stayed in Delhi there was a smallpox epidemic which resulted in many deaths. By Guru ji's blessing, the lake at Bangla Sahib provided a cure for thousands. Exposing himself to his many devotees he too died succumbed to smallpox. Thus he unselfishly, without the thought of danger to himself, served many people. This is true Sewa to care for the sick even at the risk of one's own life. Page 2 of 3 Guru Har Kishan ji’s sakhi. (Introduction) Gurdwara Bangla Sahib was constructed in Guru ji's memory. This is where he stayed during his visit to Delhi. This was originally the palace of Raja Jai Singh, who was a strong and powerful Sikh and a devotee of the Guru. Guru Sahib caused the illiterate water-carrier Chhaju Ram to expound the philosophy of the holy Gita on challenge from Pandit Lal Chand. On hearing this narration of the holy Gita, Pandit Lal Chand was deeply humiliated. He was so impressed with this feat performed by the Guru that he became a Sikh and later escorted the Guru Sahib to Kurukshetra. Page 3 of 3 .