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Why did the Mughal emperor Jahangir order the execution of Guru Arjan in 1606?

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Hint: In Amritsar, the Guru laid the foundation of the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib). In a Gurdwara, he also built the four doors, stating that "My faith is for the people of all castes and all creeds from whichever direction they come and to whichever direction they bow."

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Guru Arjan –
The first of the two Gurus martyred in the Sikh faith was Guru Arjan and the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. The first official version of the Sikh scripture, the Adi Granth, was compiled and later extended into the Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Arjan reorganized the scheme of Masands introduced by Guru Ram Das by proposing that the Sikhs contribute to the Sikh organization, if possible, one-tenth of their revenue, products, or service.
The Mughal emperor Jahangir ordered Guru Arjan to be executed -
The compositions of both Hindu and Muslim saints included Guru Arjan Dev, which he found to be consistent with the teachings of Sikhism and the Gurus. In 1606, after he refused to remove all Islamic and Hindu references from the Holy Book, the Muslim Emperor Jahangir ordered him to be tortured and sentenced to death. The Mughal emperor Jahangir saw the Sikh community as a potential threat, so he ordered Guru Arjan to be executed. Historical records and the Sikh tradition are uncertain whether Guru Arjan was killed by drowning or died during torture. His martyrdom is considered a watershed event in the history of Sikhism. According to the Nanakshahi calendar released by the Shiromani Gurdwara, it is remembered as Guru Arjan's Shaheedi Divas in May or June.

Note: The town named after him "Ramdaspur" was built by Guru Arjan's father, Guru Ram Das, around a huge man-made water pool called "Ramdas Sarovar" The infrastructure building initiative of his father was continued by Guru Arjan. During Guru Arjan's time, the town grew, funded by donations and established by voluntary work. The greatest contribution to the Sikh faith he(Guru Arjun) made was to compile all the writings of the past Gurus into one book, now the holy scripture: the Guru Granth Sahib. This holy book was the one that made him a martyr.