Education and Family
Guru Gobind Singh Ji was born to Guru Tegh Bahadur, the Ninth Sikh Guru, and Mata Gujri Ji in Patna. He was born while his father was on a tour of the neighbouring state of Assam, spreading God's word.There is a famous saying that a ruler was destined to be born in a land where, intelligent and strong he would lead the Sikhs as a brave warrior and so it was that he was born by the side of the Holy Ganges (present day Patna Sahib) where he learned Persian and Sanskrit when he was a child and was also trained to become a warrior.
Guru Gobind Singh married and had four children. He was married to Mata Jito/Sundari, they had four sons together Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Zorawar Singh, Jujhar Singh and Fateh Singh.
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