Arjun Guru

Arjun, Guru The fifth guru of the Sikhs (1581–1606), he was the son and

successor of Guru Ramdas. He compiled the Adi Granth and built the famous

Harmandir Sahib in the city of Amritsar. In 1577 Akbar had donated the site

to Ramdas who founded the city there. Guru Arjun required the Sikhs to pay

a ‘spiritual tribute’, a sort of religious cess, thus laying the foundation of the

wealth of the Sikh gurus. He was executed by Jahangir for helping prince

Khusrau, who was in revolt against his father.