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| Guru Nanak Dev | |
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| Office | The first Sikh gurus |
| Date of birth | 15 April 1469 |
| Place of birth | Nankana Sahib (Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Date of death | 22 September 1539 (aged 70) |
| Place of death | Kartarpur (Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Successor | Guru Angad Dev |
| Known for | Creator of Sikhism |
Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji or Baba Guru Nanak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539) was a Punjabi philosopher, Sufi sage, and a mystic. He is considered a Sufi saint by Punjabi and Sindhi Muslims in Pakistan and as the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru by Sikhs. Guru Nanak Dev ji came from a Hindu Khatri landowning family, with his father known as Mehta Kalu and his mother as Mata Tripta.
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