GURU HAR RAI JI FOLLOWED GURU HAR GOBIND SAHIBJI'S MILITARY TRADITION

Guru Har Rai

Guru Har Rai Ji (Gurmukhi: ਗ੝ਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ) (31 January 1630 - 20 October 1661) was the

seventh of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on Tuesday, 19 March 1644 following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Guru Har Gobind Ji. Before Guru Ji died, he nominated Guru Har Krishan Ji, his son as the next Guru of the Sikhs. The following is a summary of the main highlights of Guru Ji life:

The Guru nominated his youngest son, the five year old Har Krishan as the Eighth Sikh Guru; Guru Har Krishan Sahib on Sunday, 20 October 1661.

Guru Har Rai Born     January 16, 1630 Kiratpur Sahib, Rupnagar, Punjab, India Died     October 6, 1661 (aged 31) Kiratpur Sahib, India Other names     The Seventh Master Years active     1644–1661 Predecessor     Guru Hargobind Successor     Guru Har Krishan Spouse(s)     Mata Krishen Kaur Children     Baba Ram Rai and Guru Har Krishan Parents     Baba Gurdita and Mata Nihal Kaur