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The Sikh Gurus established Sikhism from over the centuries beginning in the year 1469. Sikhism was founded by the first guru, Guru Nanak, and subsequently, all in order were referred to as "Nanak", and as "Lights", making their teachings in the holy scriptures, equivalent. There are a total of 11 gurus, of which the current, and everlasting, Sikh Guru is the integrated Sikh scriptures known as the Adi Granth or, Siri Guru Granth Sahib.
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Sikhism was established by Guru Nanak and ten other Sikh Gurus starting in 1469. Guru Nanak was the first Guru and Guru Gobind Singh the 10th Guru bestowed the Guruship forevermore to the Sikh holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib the 11th Guru, the living word. All Sikhs joyfully follow the teachings of the Gurus, which upon remembering leads to salvation.
Guru Nanak (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ) (21 November 1469 – Monday 22 September 1539), was the founder of Sikhism. This first of the Ten, was born in the village of Talwandi. Also called Rai Bhoe-ki Talwandi, the village, now known as Nankana Sahib, is near Lahore in present-day Pakistan.
The name "Nanak" was used by all the subsequent gurus who wrote any sacred text in the Sikh holy scripture called the Guru Granth Sahib. So the second Sikh Guru, Guru Angad Dev is also called the "Second Nanak" or "Nanak II". Sikhs hold that all subsequent Gurus carried the same message as that of Guru Nanak and so they have used the name "Nanak" in their holy text instead of their own name and hence are all referred to as the "Light of Nanak."
| # | Name | Date of birth | Guruship on | Date of ascension | Age |
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| 1 | Nanak Dev | 15 April 1469 | 20 August 1507 | 22 September 1539 | 69 |
| 2 | Angad Dev | 31 March 1504 | 7 September 1539 | 29 March 1552 | 48 |
| 3 | Amar Das | 5 May 1479 | 26 March 1552 | 1 September 1574 | 95 |
| 4 | Ram Das | 24 September 1534 | 1 September 1574 | 1 September 1581 | 46 |
| 5 | Arjan Dev | 15 April 1563 | 1 September 1581 | 30 May 1606 | 43 |
| 6 | Har Gobind | 19 June 1595 | 25 May 1606 | 28 February 1644 | 48 |
| 7 | Har Rai | 16 January 1630 | 3 March 1644 | 6 October 1661 | 31 |
| 8 | Har Krishan | 7 July 1656 | 6 October 1661 | 30 March 1664 | 7 |
| 9 | Tegh Bahadur | 1 April 1621 | 20 March 1665 | 11 November 1675 | 54 |
| 10 | Gobind Singh | 22 December 1666 | 11 November 1675 | 7 October 1708 | 41 |
| 11 | Guru Granth Sahib | n/a | 7 October 1708 | n/a | n/a |
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