The credit for the establishment of the Sikh community is due to Guru Nanak (the first Guru). Only followers of Guru Nanak were called Sikhs. These emperors were contemporaries of Babur and Humayun. On the Kartik Purnima of 1496 AD, Nanak felt the spiritual revival. Guru Nanak established a free interactive restaurant called Guru Ka Langar. Guru Nanak established Sangat (Dharamshala) and Pangat (Langar) at many places. Sangat and Pangat worked as an institution for the followers of Gurunanak, where they met daily. Guru Nanak died in Kartarpur in 1538 AD. Guru Angad (1539–52 AD) was the second Guru of the Sikhs. His initial name was Lehna. They made the anchoring system started by Nanak permanent. Gurmukhi script was started by Guru Angad. The third Sikh Guru was Amardas (1552–1574 AD). Guru Amardas did many things that were separate from the Hindus. Marriage method was different from that of Hindus. Akbar went to Govindwal to meet Guru Amardas and donated many villages to Guru-daughter Bibi Bhani. Amardas established 22 padis and appointed one mahant on each. Bibi's husband Ramdas) (1574–1581 AD) became the fourth Guru of the Sikhs. Akbar gave 500 bighas of land to Bibi Bhani. Guru Ramdas dug a reservoir called Amritsar on this land and established the city of Amritsar. Guru Ramdas entrusted his third son Arjuna with the rank of Guru. In this way, they made the Guru-pada ancestral. Guru Arjuna (1581 - 1606 AD) became the fifth Guru of the Sikhs. He wrote Adigranth, the religious text of the Sikhs. It contains inspiring prayers and songs of Guru Nanak.






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