Guru Amar Das

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Guru Amar Das (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰ ਦਾਸ) (5 April 1479 – 1 September 1574) was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism, and he became Guru on 26 March 1552 following in the footsteps of Guru Angad Dev, who died 29 March 1552.

He was born in Basarka village in Amritsar district, the eldest son of his parents, Bhai Tej Bhan Bhalla and Mata Lakhmi. At the age of 24, he was married to Mansa Devi who gave birth to two sons, Mohan and Mohri, and two daughters, Bibi Dani and Bibi Bhani. He often went to Haridwar and Jwalamukhi on pilgrimages. Guru Amar Das was past the age of sixty before he came into contact with Sikhkism. ^{[citation needed]}

Before Guru Amar Das died, he nominated Guru Ram Das, who was married to his daughter Bibi Bhani, as the fourth Guru of the Sikhs.

Amar Das made many contributions to Sikh philosophy and practice. He established the rule that all visitors to Gurdwaras may have Langar (free kitchen). He lifted the status of women as equal to men and prohibited the practice of Sati for Sikhs. He established an administration system for management of congregations. He created the Gift of the prayer called Anand Sahib.

Preceded by: Guru Angad Dev (31 March 1504 - 29 March 1552)	Guru Amar Das	Followed by: Guru Ram Das (24 September 1534 - 1 September 1581)

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