| Special Achievements
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- On
Sep 01,
1604,
he installed the holy Guru Granth Sahib in
the Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar, Punjab,
India, after its completion on Aug 30, 1604.
- He became the Guru of the Sikhs on
1 September 1581
after the death of his father Guru Ram Das Ji.
- He completed the construction of Amritsar
and founded other cities, such as Taran Taran and
Kartarpur.
- The greatest contribution he made to the Sikh
faith was to compile all of the past Gurus'
writings, along with selected writings of other saints from
different backgrounds which he considered consistent with
the teachings of Sikhism into one book, now the holy
scripture: the Guru Granth Sahib.
- He introduced the Masands, a group of
representatives who taught and spread the teachings of the
Gurus and received the Dasvand, a voluntary
offering of a Sikh's income in money, goods or service.
Sikhs paid the Dasvand to support the building of
gurdwaras and langars (shared communal kitchens).
- Although the introduction of the langar was
started by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, he is credited for
laying the foundation of the systematic institution of
langars as a religious duty, one that has continued ever
since.
- He was arrested under the orders of the
Mughal Emperor Jahangir and asked
to convert to Islam. He refused,
and consequently he was tortured and executed.
His martyrdom is considered a watershed
event in the history of Sikhism.
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