Satguru Balak Singh
Baba, Guru Balak Singh Ji | |
|---|---|
| Guru of the Namdharis | |
| In office 1812–1841 | |
| Preceded by | None (position established) or Guru Gobind Singh (according to Namdhari belief) |
| Succeeded by | Guru Ram Singh |
| Title | Eleventh Guru of the Namdhari Sikhs |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Balak Singh Batra Disputed date of birth Chhoī, Punjab (located in present-day Attock district, Rawalpindi division, Pakistan) |
| Died | 6 December 1862 Hazron village |
| Spouse | Mata Totti |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Sect | Namdhari |
| Religious career | |
| Based in | Hazron village |
Namdhari Guru Balak Singh (disputed – 1862), was an Indian Sikh religious leader who taught the principles of Sikhi in Attock area and whose successor, Satguru Ram Singh, founded the Namdhari (Kuka) sect. Balak is described as more of a forerunner rather than as a founder of the Namdhari sect.