Guru Arjan Dev

1563–1606 · Amritsar & Lahore · Sikhism, fifth Guru

Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru, compiled the Ādi Granth in 1604 — the hymns of the earlier Gurus together with those of saints such as Kabīr, Nāmdev, Ravidās and Bābā Farīd — and installed it in the Harmandir Sahib (the Golden Temple) at Amritsar, which was completed under him. He composed many hymns, including the Sukhmanī Sāhib. He was executed at Lahore in 1606 and is honoured as the first Sikh martyr Guru.

Ādi Granth, 1604 · Harmandir Sahib · Sukhmanī Sāhib

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