Introduction

Janamsakhis describe a journey to Singhala Deep. Modern historians differ on whether a Sri Lanka visit occurred.

The Journey

The Singhala Deep episode is famous in Sikh tradition (including meetings remembered with a local ruler in later tellings). Academic opinion is divided. This atlas marks it Historically Disputed while still recording the tradition with respect.

The Sakhi

According to Sikh tradition, Guru Nanak Dev Ji travelled to Singhala Deep and taught there. Later stories name local figures; those names are not treated as independently verified.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Teaching

The tradition emphasises that the Guru’s message was not limited to Punjab.

Historical Context

Approximate period: Traditionally placed in the Udasis of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (often dated by later writers to the late 15th and early 16th centuries). Exact years are not established.

Chronology uncertain / traditional sequence only.

Sikh Historical Tradition

The claim exists in tradition, but there is significant historical uncertainty. Modern historians differ on this destination.

Janamsakhi recensions and later Sikh memory are not treated here as interchangeable with independently proven itinerary. Where evidence is thinner, the status label says so.

Map

Pinch, drag, and use Google Maps zoom controls. Markers include letter codes (HS, ST, TA, HD) as well as colour. An accessible destination list sits beside or below the map.

Location shown approximately.

Continue the Journey

Malwa tirtha sometimes listed on a southward reconstruction.

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Sources

Janamsakhi tradition (Sikh historical tradition)
Multiple janamsakhi recensions describe journeys of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Recensions differ on sequence and some destinations.
Modern historical debate on the Sri Lanka journey (Academic research)
Scholars disagree on historicity. This site does not pick a side by erasing the janamsakhi.