Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Nanak Biography and Timeline

Follow Nanak through 3 dated historical records for India.

Nanak, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1469–1539Years on this page

1469

Birth of Nanak

Religion / Sikhism

Birth of Nanak

1519

Sikhism

Religion / Sikhism

Nanak founds Sikhism, a combination of Hinduism and Buddhism. Sikhs revere 10 gurus "Be in the world, but not worldly"

1539

Death of Nanak

House / House of Mogul

Death of Nanak

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.