Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was born on April 18th, 1621 and had the name of Tyag Mal meaning Master of Renunciation. As a child, he learned Hindi, Sanskrit, and Gurmukhi from Bhai Gurdas Ji learned horsemanship and archery from Baba Buddha and learned swordsmanship from his father, Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji. At the age of 13, he went to battle against Painde Khan’s army over Shah Jahan’s white hawk. Guru Ji broke through the enemies lines and slashed his sword in every direction. After they won the battle, Tyag Mal was renamed Tegh Bahadur meaning Brave Sword Wielder. At the age of 11, he was married to Mata Gujri Ji at Kartarpur and had one son, Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
After Guru Har Rai Ji became the guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji told Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji to move his mother and his wife to Bakala. Before they left, Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji told his wife that his son and grandson would both become famous for their fight against injustice. For the next 20 years of his life, Guru Ji stayed in
an underground room meditating. He was recognized as the guru when Makhan Shah was stuck in a storm and begged God to let him pass and also he promised that if he made it home alive then he would give the guru 500 gold coins. So when he got home he was giving 2 pieces of gold to all fake gurus and when he came to Guru Sahib, Guru Ji said that he promised 500 pieces of gold when he his ship was in the storm. So Makhan Shah yelled that the true guru has been found and all of the fake gurus ran away.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji became the guru on 16th April 1664. When Guru Ji went to Harimandir Sahib he was not allowed to enter because of the masands, started by Guru Ram Das Ji and Guru Arjan Dev Ji, thought that the real guru was Prithi Chand and the imposter guru Har Ji denied Guru Sahib’s entry. So he waited outside the doors and then left to live in the house of a modest peasant couple. after they understood that the masands were greedy, the women came to Guru Ji. Guru Sahib blessed the devotion and the courage of these faithful women. After leaving his wife, family members, and Sikh Sangat at Patna Bihar, Guru Sahib journeyed east of Patna to Assam, Bihar, and where Bangladesh now is.
During this time, Mata Gujri Ji was expecting a baby after 34 years, so she found it difficult to travel. On January 5, 1667, Mata Gujri Ji gave birth to Gobind Rai, in the city of Patna, Bihar. Outside the room, Kirpal Chand heard the newborn breathing and right away he sent a messenger to tell the Guru that a son was born. When Guru Sahib returned to Patna, he decided to take his family back to Punjab and stayed in Anandpur Sahib. The house that Gobind Rai was born and spent his early childhood is now Sri Patna Sahib, one of the 5 takhts.
But soon, Aurangzeb the Mughal Emporer, ordered Hindu temples to be destroyed and other practices ended as well. He fired Hindus from their government jobs and hired 
Muslim’s in their place. He also ordered Gurudwaras to be destroyed and even after years of persecution people were being forced to become Islamic. One of those people were the Brahmin Pandits of Kashmir. Aurangzeb thought that if he converted the Pandits then their followers would convert as well. Death or Conversion hovering over their heads, they came to Guru Ji and begged for his help. After listening to their problem, Guru Sahib said that it would take a holy man to sacrifice his life for the problem to end. Gobind Rai, Guru Ji’s son, said, “who would be more holy than you to save the Poor Brahmins?” It was then when Guru Sahib decided to lay down his life for the freedom of worship and told the Brahmins to tell Aurangzeb that if he could convert Guru Ji then they would convert as well. After, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji passed the guruship to his son on the 8th July 1675. Guru Ji, then left Anandpur Sahib for Delhi, accompanied by Bhai Sati Das, Bhai Mati Das, and Bhai Dayal Das Ji. Four days after the message was sent to Aurangzeb, Guru Sahib along with the 3 Sikhs 
was taken under arrest on 12th July 1675 at Malikpur Ranghran and was sent to Sirhind. They were kept at Bassi Pathna until he was put into an iron cage and taken to Delhi, arriving there on 4th November 1675.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was beheaded on the 24th November 1675. A harsh storm happened and Bhai Jaita took Guru Sahib’s head to Anandpur Sahib where Guru Gobind Singh Ji cremated it and Bhai Lakhi Singh carried Guru Ji’s body to his house where it was also cremated. Most of the Pandits became Sikh and went on the fight against injustice.
