Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji was the sixth Sikh Guru and an important figure in Sikh history. He was born on June 19, 1595, in the city of Wadali, Punjab (now in Pakistan), as the son of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Sikh Guru, and Mata Ganga Ji. Guru Hargobind Ji became the Guru at the age of 11, after the martyrdom of his father, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, in 1606.