Introduction

Sometimes included in expansive northern maps. Historical uncertainty is significant.

The Journey

A Ladakh visit is not treated as established fact. Marker coordinates are modern Leh only.

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

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Location shown approximately.

Continue the Journey

Stop 4 of 6 on this journey dataset.

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North Journey

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ST Sikh Historical Tradition

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HD Historically Disputed

Some later accounts extend the northern journey into Tibet. This is historically disputed.

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North Journey

Himachal Himalaya

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TA Traditional Attribution

A regional marker for Himalayan traditions. Not a claim that Guru Nanak Dev Ji camped at a named modern tourist town.

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TA Traditional Attribution

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Ajmer

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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.
Uncertainty of high-Himalayan itinerary claims (Academic research)
Later maps sometimes extend the north Udasi beyond what early sources clearly support.