Kesgarh Qila or Takht Kesgarh Sahib, alternatively spelt as Keshgarh Qila, is the name given to the Takhat that the tenth Master constructed in

Anandpur Sahib Anandpur Sahib, sometimes referred to simply as Anandpur (lit. "city of bliss"), is a city in Rupnagar district (Ropar), on the edge of Shivalik Hills, in the Indian state of Punjab. Located near the Sutlej River, the city is one of the most s ...

. The fort is the called Takhat Kesgarh Sahib. This

Gurdwara A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ''guradu'ārā'', meaning "Door to the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths ...

was one of the forts constructed by

Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), born Gobind Das or Gobind Rai the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Sing ...

at Anandpur Sahib for the defense of the

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

s. The

Guru Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverentia ...

spent 25 years at Anandpur Sahib and to protect the Sikhs from the hill Rajas or

Mughals The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

, the Guru began the construction of five defensive

Qila {{other uses Qila ( ar, قلعة), alternatively transliterated as Kilaa, is an Arabic word meaning a fort or castle. The term is also used in various Indo-Iranian languages. Qila often occurs in place-names. India ;Forts * Aligarh Qila * Rohtas Q ...

s (forts) all around the town. The Qilas, constructed by Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur Sahib are: 1. Takht Kesgarh Sahib Qila at the center (now a Takhat) 2. Anandgarh Qila (fort of bliss) 3. Lohgarh Qila (fort of steel) 4. Holgarh Qila (fort of colour) 5. Fatehgarh Qila (fort of victory) 6. Taragarh Qila (fort of stars) All the forts were joined together with earthworks and tunnels. All Qila Situated at Anandpur Sahib. In this Qilas one Qila is now Takht of Sikhs Takht Kesgarh Sahib Qila.

History

The Takht is one of Five Takht in Sikhism, the Takht name is

Takht Kesgarh sahib Kesgarh Qila or Takht Kesgarh Sahib, alternatively spelt as Keshgarh Qila, is the name given to the Takhat that the tenth Master constructed in Anandpur Sahib. The fort is the called Kesgarh Sahib, Takhat Kesgarh Sahib. This Gurdwara was one of ...

being the place where the last two Sikh Gurus, Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh, lived. It is also the place where Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa Panth in 1699.

Jathedars of Takht Keshgarh Sahib

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Gallery

File:Kesgarh Sahib.jpg, Kesgarh Qila File:Anandgarh Qila.jpg, Anandgarh Qila File:Lohgarh Qila.jpg, Lohgarh Qila File:Holgarh Qila.jpg, Holgarh Qila File:Fatehgarh Qila Sahib.jpg, Fatehgarh Qila File:Taragarh Qila.jpg, Taragarh Qila

References

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