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Aurangzeb vs the Sikhs: The Execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur
In 1675, the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb ordered the public execution of the ninth Sikh guru, Tegh Bahadur, in Chandni Chowk, Delhi. This episode explores the political and religious tensions that led to that moment—the growing Sikh community in the Punjab, Aurangzeb's pressure on non-Muslim leaders to convert, and the guru's defiance. We discuss the Kashmiri Pandits' plea for help, the guru's arrest in Anandpur, and the dramatic execution. The aftermath: the rise of Guru Gobind Singh, the warrior-saint who militarized the Khalsa. We also examine how this event fits into…
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