The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (856 page)

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(1666–1708 CE).
Tenth Sikh
Gur
. Gobind R
i was born on 26 Dec. 1666, in Pa
n
, to M
t
G
jar
, while her husband,
Tegh Bah
dur
, was travelling further east. Later, the family returned to
Ana
pur S
hib
, where, in Nov. 1675, Gobind R
i received the severed head of his martyred father. As his father's chosen successor, he was installed as Gur
. His poetry comprises the
Dasam Granth

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