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Guru Arjan

Guru Arjan Dev Ji (15 April 1563 - 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 1 September1581 following in the footsteps of Guru Ram Das ji. Before Guru Ji died, he nominated Guru Hargobind Ji, his son as the next Guru of the Sikhs.The following is a summary of the main highlights of Guru Ji life:

1. Huge number of hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib ? over 2000
2. Author of Sukhmani Sahib Bani ? Prayer for Peace
3. Compiled and installed for the first time the holy Sikh Book, which at this stage is called Adi Granth.
4. Built the Golden Temple
5. Developed Amritsar as a Centre of Excellence.
6. Enhanced the Structure of Sikh Society by introducing the Guru Ram Das
   (24 September 1534 - 1 September 1581)

The Ten Gurus Succeeded by:
Guru Hargobind
(19 June 1595 - 03 March 1644)