Devotion, Peace, and Strength
He was born in 1630 and spent most of his life in devotional meditation and preaching the teachings of Guru Nanak. Although a man of peace, he never disbanded the armed Sikh Warriors maintained by his grandfather Guru Hargobind.
He always boosted the military spirit of the Sikhs, but never indulged in direct armed controversy with the Mughal Empire. He continued the grand task of nation building initiated by Guru Hargobind.