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Early modern · Sikh · India
Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib
Chandni Chowk, Delhi, Delhi · 28.6558°, 77.2325°
Guru Granth Sahib (martyrdom site of Guru Tegh Bahadur)Sikh Misls / ModernSikh architecture with Mughal influence
Sacred since
1675 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1783 (Baghel Singh); present structure 1930
Sikh Misls / Modern
History & significance
Marks the place in Chandni Chowk where the ninth Guru, Tegh Bahadur, was beheaded on Aurangzeb's orders on 11 November 1675. Baghel Singh of the Karora Misl negotiated with Shah Alam II to build the first shrine here in 1783; after litigation under British rule was settled in the Sikhs' favour, the present building was raised in 1930 by Rai Bahadur Narain Singh.