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Kamrup

Guwahati, India

East Journey · TA Traditional Attribution

Introduction

The historical region of Kamarupa, not a single proven street address.

The Journey

“Kamrup” in traditional lists is a region. Pinning the visit to one modern neighbourhood would be invention. Coordinates use Guwahati only as a regional marker.

The Sakhi

According to some janamsakhi strands, Guru Nanak Dev Ji travelled in the far east including Kamarupa. Treat as 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.

Chronology uncertain / traditional sequence only.

Sikh Historical Tradition

Later Sikh tradition strongly associates this place with Guru Nanak Dev Ji, but the evidence for a specific visit is less certain.

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

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Location shown approximately.

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Stop 10 of 13 on this journey dataset.

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