Baba, Guru Balak Singh Ji | |
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| Guru of the Namdharis | |
| In office 1812–1841 | |
| Preceded by | None (position established) or Guru Gobind Singh (according to Namdhari belief) |
| Succeeded by | Guru Ram Singh |
| Title | Eleventh Guru of the Namdhari Sikhs |
| Personal | |
| Born | Balak Singh Batra Disputed date of birth Chhoī, Punjab (located in present-day Attock district, Rawalpindi division, Pakistan) |
| Died | 6 December 1862 Hazron village |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Spouse | Mata Totti |
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| Sect | Namdhari |
| Religious career | |
| Based in | Hazron village |
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Namdhari Guru Balak Singh (disputed[note 1] – 1862[1]), was an Indian Sikh religious leader who taught the principles of Sikhi in Attock area and whose successor, Satguru Ram Singh, founded the Namdhari (Kuka) sect.[1][2][3][4] Balak is described as more of a forerunner rather than as a founder of the Namdhari sect.[5]
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