Baghdad

Introduction

Bhai Gurdas refers to Guru Nanak Dev Ji in connection with Baghdad — an early Sikh source, still not a modern passport stamp.

The Journey

Baghdad is stronger in early Sikh poetic memory than many other western cities. Classification: Sikh historical tradition (Bhai Gurdas), not independently corroborated here by Arabic chronicles.

The Sakhi

According to Sikh tradition, Guru Nanak Dev Ji was in Baghdad and engaged local spiritual figures. Later shrine stories exist; they are tradition.

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.

Traditional sequence (not an exact dated timetable).

Sikh Historical Tradition

The visit is recorded in Sikh historical and traditional sources such as janamsakhis or Bhai Gurdas. This is presented as tradition, not as independently proven fact.

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.

Associated Gurdwara / Memorial

Later Sikh memory refers to a shrine association in Baghdad. Current site condition has varied with modern conflict; this atlas does not invent a present-day address.

Map

Location shown approximately.

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Stop 8 of 10 on this journey dataset.

Related places

Sources

• Bhai Gurdas, Vaar 1 — Bhai Gurdas (Primary / early Sikh source)
  An early Sikh poetic source that alludes to Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s travels, including western destinations in Sikh tradition. It is not a modern travel itinerary.
• Janamsakhi tradition (Sikh historical tradition)
  Multiple janamsakhi recensions describe journeys of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Recensions differ on sequence and some destinations.