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| Guru Amar
Das was born on May 5th 1479 AD at Village Basarke in
Dis. Amritsar, India. As the third Sikh Guru his message
was to dispense with the system of Sati and Parada. He
established 22 centers called Manjis on the Mughal
pattern of 22 paraganas to strengthen the economy of the
Sikh movement. He also provided new vigor to the system of Langar (open kitchen for all). When Emperor Akbar visited the Guru Sahib, the prior was first asked to take Langar. On the plea of Guru Amar Das, Emperor Akbar abolished Jazia, a tax imposed upon non-Muslims. Guru Amar Das composed 869 hymns depicting his experience of the divine which are included within the Sat Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh scriptures). |
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