Fresco artwork of Prithi Chand with attendants and devotees from Pothi-Mala, Guru Harsahai, Punjab
Head of Mina sect
Preceded by
None (founder)
Succeeded by
Manohar Das
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Born
1558
Goindval, Tarn Taran, Punjab
Died
April 1618
Hehar, Punjab
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Karmo
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Guru Ram Das (father)
Mata Bhani (mother)
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Mina (Miharvan)
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Baba Mahadev (brother) Guru Arjan (youngest brother)
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Hehar, Punjab Kotha Guru, Bathinda, Punjab[1]
Sikh sect leader (1558–1618)
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Prithi Chand (Gurmukhi: ਪ੍ਰਿਥੀ ਚੰਦ; 1558–April 1618),[2] also spelt as Prithia,[3] was the eldest son of Guru Ram Das – the fourth Guru of Sikhism, and the eldest brother of Guru Arjan – the fifth Guru.[4][5] He founded the heretical Mina sect of Sikhism.[4]
^The encyclopaedia of Sikhism, Vol.3. Patiala: Punjabi University. 1992–1998. p. 371. ISBN 978-8173801006.
^"PRITHI CHAND, BABA". The Sikh Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
^Dhillon, Dalbir Singh (1998). Sikhism, Origin and Development. Atlantic Publishers & Distri. p. 102.
^ abCite error: The named reference SinghFenech2014p171 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Minas, Masands, Dhir Malias, Ram Raiyas, Overview of World Religions, PHILTAR, University of Cumbria (2011)
PrithiChand (Gurmukhi: ਪ੍ਰਿਥੀ ਚੰਦ; 1558–April 1618), also spelt as Prithia, was the eldest son of Guru Ram Das – the fourth Guru of Sikhism, and the eldest...
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into conflict with the Indian Government. The Mina sect followed Baba PrithiChand (1558–1618), the eldest son of Guru Ram Das after the younger brother...
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