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Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjan Dev Ji (SI)
Guru Arjan Dev Ji (who was born in Amritsar, Punjab, India on April 15,1563 and died May 30, 1606 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) was the fifth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on September 1, 1581 following in the footsteps of Guru Ram Das. Some of his accomplishments include a huge number of hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib (over 2000), compiled and installed for the first time the holy Sikh Book(Adi Granth), and enhanced the Structure of Sikh Society by introducing the Masund system. He was the first Sikh Guru to be martyred.