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Guru Arjan Dev Ji

The Compiler and First Martyr

Sikh Compilation of the Adi Granth; construction of the Harmandir Sahib; martyrdom
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Combat
ATK 40
DEF 80
SPR 99
SPD 50
INT 96
Rank Fifth Guru / First Sikh Martyr
Domain Compilation of the Adi Granth; construction of the Harmandir Sahib; martyrdom
Alignment Holy / Sikh
Weakness First Guru to be killed by the state -- a turning point that pushed the tradition toward armed self-defense under his son
Key Act Compiled the Adi Granth (1604), incorporating hymns from Hindu bhakti saints and Muslim Sufis alongside the Sikh Gurus. Completed the Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar with foundation stones laid by the Sufi Mian Mir. Tortured to death over five days on heated iron plates by Mughal emperor Jahangir (1606)
Source *Guru Granth Sahib*; Sikh tradition; Mughal records

The first Sikh martyr. His death is the hinge moment after which Sikhi takes on its martial character.


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