Guru Ram Das - Early Life

Early Life

Ram Das was born in Chuna Mandi Lahore, Punjab on 24 September 1534 to a Sodhi family of the Khatri clan. His father was Hari Das and his mother Anup Devi(Daya Kaur). His wife was Bibi Bhani, the younger daughter of Guru Amar Das. They had three sons: Prithi Chand, Mahadev and [[Guru Arjan Dev|Guru Arjun Dev Ji.

His father-in-law, Guru Amar Das, was third of the Ten Gurus. Ram Das became guru on 1 September and was guru for 22 years.

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