On April 13, 1699, the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, established the Khalsa Panth on the day of Baisakhi. This day is celebrated across the country as Khalsa Panth Establishment Day. During the oppressive rule of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, after the martyrdom of his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, Guru Gobind Singh Ji initiated the Khalsa Panth. He envisioned the Khalsa as warriors whose duty was to protect people from any form of religious oppression. Guru Gobind Singh Ji was the last living Guru of the Sikh faith. Before his death in 1708, he declared that there would be no more human Gurus, and the Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the sacred scripture of Sikhism, would be the eternal Guru. The Guru Granth Sahib Ji contains the teachings and hymns of the first Guru, Guru Nanak Ji, along with those of the second and fifth Gurus, Guru Angad Dev Ji and Guru Arjan Dev Ji, respectively. It comprises 1,430 pages, each page being of equal importance.
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