Hazur Sahib marks the exact place Guru Gobind Singh died, and the warrior order that still guards its traditions traces its own identity directly back to him.
Where the last Guru died
The gurdwara stands at the site in Nanded where Guru Gobind Singh died in 1708, after being wounded by an assassin's dagger; the wound reopened and proved fatal despite initial recovery, and the site developed into a major memorial and pilgrimage complex specifically because of that death rather than because of any earlier association with the Guru's active ministry.
Guardians descended from his own soldiers
The Nihang order, a body of Sikh warrior-ascetics identifiable by distinctive blue robes and tall turbans, maintains a strong historical presence and ceremonial role at Hazur Sahib, tracing its martial tradition and code of conduct directly to practices established under Guru Gobind Singh himself.
As this entry's companion article covers
The declaration that ended the line of human Gurus, naming the Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal and final Guru, which took place at this same location shortly before his death, is addressed in this entry's companion article rather than repeated here.