7 moments

1. Birth at Rai Bhoi di Talwandi

   1469-04-15 · Rai Bhoi di Talwandi (present-day Nankana Sahib), Punjab, Pakistan

   

   Nanak was born at Rai Bhoi di Talwandi, the settlement now known as Nankana Sahib. This is the starting point of the Sikh founder's documented life chronology. The article records an alternative Kattak/November birth tradition; coordinates represent modern Nankana Sahib.

2. Marriage to Sulakhani

   1487-09-24 · Batala, Punjab, India

   

   Nanak married Sulakhani in Batala. The marriage formed his household, later associated with his residence and employment at Sultanpur. The exact wedding location is debated in some Sikh-source traditions, but the cited biography places it in Batala.

3. River Bein spiritual episode

   1496-01-01 · Kali Bein, Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab, India

   

   A Sikh-belief account places a pivotal revelation in Nanak's religious career at the Bein River near Sultanpur Lodhi, where he was said to have disappeared during morning bathing. This is a Sikh-belief and biographical tradition; the date is circa 1496. Coordinates mark the Kali Bein bank at the traditional Sultanpur Lodhi site.

4. Residence at Sultanpur Lodhi

   1500-01-01 · Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab, India

   

   Nanak's Sultanpur period included work in the state storehouse and a household life with his wife and children. The biography dates the end of this residence only approximately. 1500 is an approximate terminal date for the residence, not a precisely dated departure.

5. Visit to the Sylhet region

   1508-01-01 · Sylhet region, Bangladesh

   

   The biography specifically dates Nanak's visit to the Sylhet region, a geographically distant stop within traditions of his eastern journeys. Coordinates are a representative point for the broader Sylhet region; accounts of Nanak's wider journeys are debated.

6. Traditional visit to Nanak Math

   1516-01-01 · Nanak Math, Balaju, Kathmandu, Nepal

   A local Nepalese tradition associates Nanak with meditation at the site now called Nanak Math in Balaju, Kathmandu, and dates his visit to 1516. The source explicitly frames the 1516 visit as a belief; this card records the tradition rather than a firmly corroborated itinerary.

7. Death at Kartarpur

   1539-09-22 · Kartarpur, Punjab, Pakistan

   

   Nanak died at Kartarpur after his final years there, where he had taught and organized a community of followers. Coordinates represent Kartarpur town; the traditional death-site shrine is Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur.