Guru Tegh Bahadur was born 1 April 1621, in a Sodhi Family. The Sixth guru, Guru Hargobind had one daughter Bibi Viro and five sons: Baba Gurditta, Suraj Mal, Ani Rai, Atal Rai and Tyaga Mal Khatri. Tyaga Mal Khatri was born in Amritsar in the early hours of 1 April 1621. The name Tegh Bahadur (Mighty Of The Sword), was given to him by Guru Hargobind after he had shown his valour in a battle against the Mughals.

1. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Guru Tegh Bahadur was born 1 April 1621, in a Sodhi Family. The Sixth guru, Guru Hargobind had one
daughter Bibi Viro and five sons: Baba Gurditta, Suraj Mal, Ani Rai, Atal Rai and Tyaga Mal Khatri. Tyaga
Mal Khatri was born in Amritsar in the early hours of 1 April 1621. The name Tegh Bahadur (Mighty Of
The Sword), was given to him by Guru Hargobind after he had shown his valour in a battle against
the Mughals.
As had been the custom since Guru Hargobind, Guru Tegh Bahadur kept a splendid lifestyle. He had his
armed attendance and other marks of royalty. But he himself lived austerely. Sikh or other documents
make no mention of any clash with the ruling power having occurred during his time but he was actively
persecuted and executed by the Muslim ruler of Delhi Aurangzeb.
Amritsar at that time was the centre of Sikh faith. Under Guru Hargobind, it had become even more
renowned. By virtue of being the seat of the Guru, and with its connection to Sikhs in far flung areas of
the country through the chains of Masands or missionaries, it had developed the characteristics of a state
capital. Guru Tegh Bahadur Singh was brought up steeped in Sikh culture. He was trained in the martial-
arts of archery and horsemanship, and was also taught the old classics. Prolonged spells of seclusion
and contemplation are said to have given him a deep mystical temperament. Tegh Bahadur was married
on 3 February 1631, to Mata Gujri.
Guru Tegh Bahadur meditated at Bakala for about twenty years (1644-1664) and lived there with his wife
and mother. He lived a strict and holy life and spent most of his time in meditation. Yet, he was not a
recluse and attended to family responsibilities. He went out riding and he followed the chase. He made
visits outside Bakala and also visited the eighth Sikh guru Guru Har Krishan, when the latter was in Delhi.
In 1675, Guru Tegh Bahadur was arrested in Bihar, brought to Delhi and executed. Several contradictory
reasons are provided for his execution. Official Mughal records hold that the Guru, along with Hafiz
Adam, were wreaking havoc in the lands of Punjab.
Orders of the arrest of the Guru were issued by Aurangzeb, who was in the present-day Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan subduing Pushtun rebellion. The Guru was arrested at a place
called Malikhpur near Anandpur after he had departed from Anandpur for Delhi. Before departing he
nominated his son, Gobind Rai (Guru Gobind Singh) as the next Sikh Guru.
Guru Har Gobind was Guru Tegh Bahadur's father. He was originally named Tyag Mal but was later
renamed Tegh Bahadur after his gallant displays of sword fighting in the wars against the Mughal forces.
He built the city of Anandpur Sahib, and was responsible for saving the Kashmiri Pandits, who were being
persecuted by the Mughals.

2. Tegh Bahadur was given the title Bahadur by his father Guru Hargobind (sixth Guru of the Sikhs) as he
displayed such bravery with the sword in battle. Later upon return to eastern Punjab, he settled
at Anandpur, where his followers began to refer to him as the Sacha Badshah (True King). Mughal court
was uncomfortable with the growing fame and following. Mughal officials such as Nur Muhammad Khan
of Rupnagar, Dilawar Khan the Faujdar of Sirhind and Wazir Khan had him arrested. He was taken
to Delhi and put to death by Aurangzeb in 1675. However, when Aurangzeb was questioned by a group
of Qadis regarding the reasons for the execution, the Mughal Emperor could not clearly explain the
causes for the order of the penalty. Guru Tegh Bahadar ji was executed in Delhi by Mughal
Emperor Aurangzeb. TheGurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Chandni Chowk, Delhi, was built over where the
Guru Teg Bahadar ji was beheaded, and Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, also in Delhi, is built on the site of
the residence of Lakhi Shah Vanjara, a disciple of the guru ji, who burnt his house in order to cremate the
guru teg Bahadar ji's body.