Hargobind

Japanese: Hargobind
Hargobind

...The era of Emperor Akbar, who pursued a policy of appeasement, was relatively peaceful, but after Akbar's death, under Emperor Jahangir, the Mughal Empire was caught up in a power struggle within the empire, and Guru Arjun was arrested, tortured, and eventually took his own life. The sixth guru, Hargobind (reigned 1606-45), carried out many reforms in response to Guru Arjun's last command that the Sikh community should create an army. First, at the coronation ceremony when he became a guru, he wore the robes and sword of a king instead of that of an ascetic, honed his martial arts skills, organized a personal guard, and replaced the traditional donations from followers with horses and weapons as the focus.

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Japanese:

…宥和政策を旨としたアクバル帝のときは比較的平穏であったが,アクバル帝の死後,ジャハーンギール帝のとき,ムガル帝国内部の権力闘争にまきこまれ,グル,アルジュンは逮捕され,拷問を受け,ついにはみずから命を絶った。 第6代のグル,ハルゴービンドHargobind(在位1606‐45)は,シク教団に軍隊を作るべきであるというグル,アルジュンの遺命を受けて,多くの改革を行った。まず彼は,グルになるときの即位式の際,行者の衣ではなく,王としての衣と剣を身に着け,みずから武術をみがき,親衛隊を組織し,信者からの寄進の内容を,従来の金品に替え,馬や武器を重点とした。…

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