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Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru

Guru Amar Das, sometimes spelled as Guru Amardas, was the third guru of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73. Before becoming a Sikh (Shishya from Sanskrit), on a pilgrimage after...

Guru Amar Das, sometimes spelled as Guru Amardas, was the third guru of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73.

Before becoming a Sikh (Shishya from Sanskrit), on a pilgrimage after having been prompted to search for a guru, he heard his nephew's wife, Bibi Amro, reciting a hymn by Guru Nanak, and was deeply moved by it. Amro was the daughter of Guru Angad, the second Guru of the Sikhs. Amar Das persuaded Amro to introduce him to her father. In 1539, Amar Das, at the age of sixty, met Guru Angad and became a Sikh, devoting himself to the Guru.

Historical Significance

Guru Amar Das, sometimes spelled as Guru Amardas, was the third guru of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73.

Events Before

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  2. English premier John Dudley appointed Duke of Northumberland

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  3. San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, opens (oldest continuously operating university in the Americas)

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  4. Treaty of Karlsburg: Arch Duke Ferdinand of Austria recognized as King of Hungary and Transylvania

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  5. Ottoman fleet under Dragut captures Tripoli from the Knights of Malta after a six-day bombardment

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Events After

  1. Lady Jane Grey (15), later Queen for 9 days, marries Lord Guildford Dudley (18) in a triple wedding at Durham House, Lon

    Lady Jane Grey (15), later Queen for 9 days, marries Lord Guildford Dudley (18) in a triple wedding at Durham House, London

  2. A Flemish woman introduces the practice of starching linen into England

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  3. Battle at Sievershausen: Saxons-Brunwick alliance led by Elector Maurice defeat forces of Margrave Albert Alcibiades of

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  4. Bishop Stephen Gardiner is appointed English Lord Chancellor

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  5. The Roman Inquisition burns all copies of the Talmud and other Jewish texts in Rome's Campo de Fiori

    The Roman Inquisition burns all copies of the Talmud and other Jewish texts in Rome's Campo de Fiori

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on March 26, 1552?
Guru Amar Das, sometimes spelled as Guru Amardas, was the third guru of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73. Before becoming a Sikh (Shishya from Sanskrit), on a pilgrimage after having been prompted to search for a guru, he heard his nephew's wife, Bibi Amro, reciting a hymn by Guru Nanak, and was deeply moved by it. Amro was the daughter of Guru Angad, the second Guru of the Sikhs.
Why is Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru significant?
Guru Amar Das, sometimes spelled as Guru Amardas, was the third guru of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73.

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