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Nanakshahi: The Sikh Calendar

Important Dates in Sikh History

Observance Nanakshahi Calendar Common Era Calendar

Birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Sikh Guru

23 Poh

5 Jan

Birth of Guru Har Rai, the seventh Sikh Guru

19 Magh

31 Jan

Guru Har Rai becomes the seventh Guru of the Sikhs

Nanakshahi New Year commences

Hola Mohalla festival

1 Chet

1 Chet

1 Chet

14 Mar

14 Mar

14 Mar

Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru, passes away

6 Chet

19 Mar

Birth of Guru Nanak, the first Sikh Guru and the founder of Sikhism [details]

Vaisakhi, the ordination of the Khalsa

1 Vaisakh

1 Vaisakh

14 Apr

14 Apr

Guru Angad, the second Sikh Guru, passes away

3 Vaisakh

16 Apr

Guru Amar Das becomes the third Guru of the Sikhs

3 Vaisakh

16 Apr

Guru Harkrishan, the eighth Guru of the Sikhs, passes away

3 Vaisakh

16 Apr

Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes the Ninth Guru of the Sikhs

3 Vaisakh

16 Apr

Birth of Guru Angad, the second Sikh Guru

5 Vaisakh

18 Apr

Birth of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru of the Sikhs

5 Vaisakh

18 Apr

Birth of Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru

19 Vaisakh

 2 May

Birth of Guru Amar Das, the third Sikh Guru

9 Jeth

23 May

Guru Hargobind becomes the sixth Guru of the Sikhs

28 Jeth

11 Jun

Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, in martyred by Chandu Shah in Lahore

2 Harh

16 Jun

Birth of Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh Guru

21 Harh

 5 Jul

Guru Hargobind Sahib

6 Sawan

21 Jul

Guru Harkrishan Sahib

8 Sawan

23 Jul

Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scripture, is installed at the Golden Temple for the first time

17 Bhadon

 1 Sep

Guru Amar Das, the third Guru of the Sikhs, passes away

2 Asu

16 Sep

Guru Ramdas becomes the fourth Guru of the Sikhs

2 Asu

16 Sep

Guru Ramdas, the fourth Guru of the Sikhs, passes away

2 Asu

16 Sep

Guru Arjan becomes the fifth Guru of the Sikhs

2 Asu

16 Sep

Guru Angad becomes the second Guru of the Sikhs

4 Asu

18 Sep

Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs, passes away

8 Asu

22 Sep

Birth of Guru Ramdas, the fourth Guru of the Sikhs

25 Asu

 9 Oct

Guru Har Rai, the seventh Guru of the Sikhs, passes away

6 Katik

20 Oct

Guru Harkrishan becomes the eighth Guru of the Sikhs

6 Katik

20 Oct

Joint-sovereignty of the Sikh Scripture (Guru Granth Sahib) and the collectivity of the Khalsa (Guru Khalsa Panth) declared as the Guru for all times to come by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the last Sikh Guru

6 Katik

20 Oct

Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, passes away

7 Katik

21 Oct

Guru Gobind Singh becomes the tenth Guru of the Sikhs

11 Maghar

24 Nov

Guru Tegh Bahadur martyred in Delhi by Aurangzeb for defending the oppressed

11 Maghar

24 Nov

Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh, the two elder sons of Guru Gobind Singh, martyred in the battle of Chamkaur

8 Poh

21 Dec

Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, the two younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, executed in Sirhind

13 Poh

26 Dec

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