Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji constructed Sri Akal Takht in 5 Harh 1663 B ie. 1609 AD to the side of Harmandir Sahib. Akal means timeless and Takhat means throne in Persian. Thus, Akaal Takht means the Throne of the Timeless Being, where all political, religious and other matters of the Sikh Panth (community) are decided here by the collective Panth. This practice is still ongoing today. This denotes the sovereignty of the Khalsa Panth.