MARTYRDOM OF GURU ARJAN DEV (1606) – Sikh

16 June (Thursday) MARTYRDOM OF GURU ARJAN DEV (1606) Sikh

The fifth Guru was executed on the orders of the Moghul Emperor, Jehangir, for refusing to pay a fine arising from a charge of treason. Guru Arjan made the first compilation of the Sikh Scriptures, called the Adi Granth, and supervised the completion of what is now the Golden Temple in Amritsar. A gurpurb is held on this day, including  an akhand path.