# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bhai-gurdas
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:54:34.680Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bhai-gurdas"
name: "Bhai Gurdas"
slug: "bhai-gurdas"
description: "Bhai Gurdas, also known as Bhagat Mal Gurdas, was a Sikh writer, historian and preacher who served as the Jathedar of the Akal Takht from 1606 to his death in 1636. He was the original scribe of the early version of Guru Granth Sahib, having served as the amanuensis of Guru Arjan in its compilation. His exegetical works are popularly known as \"the key to Guru Granth Sahib\". He was part of the bhai tradition of Sikhism."
tagline: "Punjabi poet"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bhai_Gurdas_scribing_Adi_Granth.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1551"
deathDate: "1636-08-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump