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Guru Arjan

1563 - 1606

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Guru Arjan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ, pronunciation: [gʊɾuː əɾd͡ʒənᵊ]; 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of the Sikh scripture called the Adi Granth, which later expanded into the Guru Granth Sahib. He is regarded as the first of the two Gurus martyred in the Sikh faith. Guru Arjan was born in Goindval, in the Punjab, the youngest son of Bhai Jetha, who later became Guru Ram Das, and Mata Bhani, the daughter of Guru Amar Das. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guru Arjan is the 850th most popular religious figure (up from 1,052nd in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from India (up from 182nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Guru Arjan ranks 850 out of 3,187. Before him are Martin de Porres, Antipope Ursicinus, Sadhu Sundar Singh, Antipope Boniface VII, Stanisław Dziwisz, and Maron. After him are Anna Göldi, Pier Giorgio Frassati, Eulalia of Barcelona, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, Margaret of Hungary, and Nachman of Breslov.

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Among people born in 1563, Guru Arjan ranks 4. Before him are Wanli Emperor, John Dowland, and Orazio Gentileschi. After him are Hosokawa Gracia, Johannes Althusius, Mavro Orbini, Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, Andrew Báthory, Jodocus Hondius, Hosokawa Tadaoki, and Jan Huyghen van Linschoten. Among people deceased in 1606, Guru Arjan ranks 5. Before him are Guy Fawkes, False Dmitry I, Karel van Mander, and Justus Lipsius. After him are Alessandro Valignano, Stephen Bocskai, Giovanni Andrea Doria, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Turibius of Mogrovejo, and Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha.

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In India

Among people born in India, Guru Arjan ranks 149 out of 1,861. Before him are Chandrakirti (600), Akshay Kumar (1967), Varāhamihira (505), C. N. R. Rao (1934), Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889), and Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551). After him are Rajaraja I (947), Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), Basava (1134), Lawrence Durrell (1912), Lata Mangeshkar (1929), and Sushruta (-620).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Guru Arjan ranks 15. Before him are Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486), Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), Radha (null), Mahinda (-285), and Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889). After him are Guru Angad (1504), Ravi Shankar (1956), George Alencherry (1945), Anthony de Mello (1931), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918), and Mata Amritanandamayi (1953).

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