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Establishment of Akal Takht The article is originally by Kapur Singh and reflects the thinking of the 20th Century, before the subsequent splintering of the quom. A somewhat different slant on the origins and role of the Jathedar of Akal Takht appears later in the thread, and is written by...

http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/nanak6.html Background in the martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev - Read first While in prison, before his execution at Lahore, Guru Arjun had sent a message to his son, Guru Hargobind, then aged only eleven, that he should henceforth maintain an army. At the...

[Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom Overview Read the entire story at this link http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/nanak5.html Owing to the growing religious and political influence of the Gurus, the Sikhs had got a clear consciousness of their religious and sociopolitical identity...