The first of the ten Sikh gurus, Guru Nanak (b. 1469, d. 1539) was the founder of Sikhism. Born in present-day Nankana Sahib, Pakistan, he is believed to have travelled across South Asia preaching his message of “ik onkar” (One God), which are recorded in the form of hymns and poems in the holy text of the Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib.
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