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A poet, mystic, and educator, Guru Nanak is regarded as the founder of the Sikh religion. Guru Nanak was born in village Talvandi near Lahore in 1469.\r\n\r\nInscriptions in Gurmukhi along the head and foot of the page indicate that the print was produced at the the Faiz Press owned by Bhai Gujjar Singh, located near the Akal Bunga in Amritsar. 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