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Lesson 16: Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Couldn’t Enter

Harimandar Sahib

Soon after he was found by Makhan Shah, the Guru and a few Sikhs
traveled to Amritsar to pay respects at Harimandar Sahib. However on his

arrival at this sacred shrine, the Guru was not allowed to enter the main

section of the complex. The doors of Harimandar were suddenly shut on

Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.

Remember Prithi Chand, Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s elder brother? He had

declared himself to be the sixth guru. He also had his son Meharban write
hymns like Guru Nanak. After Guru Hargobind Ji left Harimandar Sahib in

1629, the Masands of Amritsar took control of Harimandar Sahib. They had

accepted Prithia as their Guru, who was followed by Meharban as the

seventh guru and Harji as the eighth guru.

Bhai Gurdas Ji called him hypocrite and black-faced mIxw. It sounds like

mean, right? It was under the instructions of Harji, the impostor guru of

the time that the doors of Golden Temple were closed to Guru Tegh

Bahadur Ji. Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji left without going inside the Harimandar
Sahib. He established the city of Chak Nanaki (Anandpur Sahib) as a center

for Sikhism.

When Guru Gobind Singh Ji became the tenth Guru, he forbade his Khalsa

to do anything to do with the mIxy. He sent Bhai Mani Singh from Anandpur

Sahib to Amritsar to take control of Harimandar Sahib back from the

Masands in 1699.

Classwork or Homework: Write answers to the following questions.

1. What name Bhai Gurdas Ji give to Prithi Chand? ……………………………………………………………

2. What did the mIxy do when Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji came to Harimandar Sahib

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