Devotional Paths To The Divine — Social Studies STD 7 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social StudiesDevotional Paths To The Divine3 Marks
Question
Who ordered the execution of Guru Arjan and why?
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Answer
The Mughal emperor Jahangir ordered the execution of Guru Arjan Dev. By the beginning of the seventeenth century, the town of Ramdaspur (Amritsar) developed around the central Gurdwara, also called Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple). It was like a state with self-governing. The Mughal emperor saw this development as a potential threat against his rule. So he ordered the execution.
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