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title: "Who is the 8th Sikh Guru?"  
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# Who is the 8th Sikh Guru?

Who is the 8th Sikh Guru?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya

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**Guru Har Kishan** was the **eighth Sikh Guru**.

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Guru Har Kishan was born on **7th July 1656** in **Kirtarpur, Shivalik Hills, Mughal Empire** (present-day **India**). He is revered as the **eighth Nanak**. Guru Har Kishan was the **eighth** of the **ten Gurus** of the **Sikh religion**. Guru Har Kishan succeeded his father **Guru Har Rai (the seventh Guru of the Sikh religion)**. On **7th October 1661** at the age of **five**, Guru Har Kishan became the **youngest Guru** of the Sikh Religion. He was also known as the **Bal Guru**. Guru Har Kishan passed away at the age of **seven** on **March 30th, 1664** in **Delhi, Mughal Empire** (present-day **India**) due to **smallpox** thus making him the Guru with the **shortest** reign lasting **2 years, 5 months and 24 days**.

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Overall there are **eleven Sikh Gurus**. The eleventh Guru is the everlasting **Sikh scripture** known as the **Guru Granth Sahib**. This scripture is also known as **the holy book** of the Sikhs. The ten human-forms Sikh Gurus out of the eleven Sikh Gurus are as follows

## First Sikh Guru was Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (born in 1469 – died in 1538)

## Second Sikh Guru was Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji (born in 1504 - died in 1552)

## Third Sikh Guru was Sri Guru Amar Das Ji (born in 1479 - died in 1574)

## Fourth Sikh Guru was Sri Guru Ram Das Ji (born in 1534 - died in 1581)

## Fifth Sikh Guru was Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji (born in 1563 - died in 1606)

## Sixth Sikh Guru was Sri Guru Hargobind Ji (born in 1595 - died in 1644)

## Seventh Sikh Guru was Sri Guru Har Rai Ji (born in 1630 - died in 1661)

## Eighth Sikh Guru was Sri Guru Har Kishan Ji (born in 1656 - died in 1663)

## Ninth Sikh Guru was Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (born in 1621 - died in 1675)

## Tenth Sikh Guru was Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (born in 1666 - died in 1708)

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