BRIEF Guru Tegh Bahadur was born on (21 April 1621 – 24 November 1675)was the ninth of ten Gurus who founded the Sikh religion and the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in 1675. He was born in Amritsar, Punjab, India in 1621 and was the youngest son of Guru Hargobind Sahib, the sixth Sikh guru. Considered a principled and fearless warrior, he was a learned spiritual scholar and a poet whose 115 hymns are included in Sri Guru Granth Sahib , the main text of Sikhism.
He received training in various aspects covering religious education, music, sword/archery and horse riding skills under the supervision of his father, baba buddha ji and bhai gurdas ji . He was married at a age of 11 to the daughter of sri lal chand’s at kartar pur . Guru tegh bahadur was courageous. At the age of 13, he joined his father guru hargobind sahib (6 th guru) to fight in a battle in kartarpur against the mughal empire, shahjahan . His bravery and skillful use of sword ( tegh ) in the battle impressed his father who changed his named from tiag mall to tegh bahadur ( The master of sword).
After the 4 th and the last battle, guru hargobind sahib moved to kiratpur town and organised the sikhs to spread the message of “fatherhood of one lord” as initaited by guru nanak dev ji .