What attrocities were afflicted upon Guru Arjun Dev Ji by the then ruler? Who was the ruler?

Answer 1

Guru Arjan Dev (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਦੇਵ) (15 April 1563 - 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 1 September 1581 following in the footsteps of Guru Ram Das. He was born at Goindval. Before he died, he nominated his son Guru Har Gobind as the next Guru of the Sikhs. He was the First Sikh Guru to be martyred.

Attrocities by Jehangir on the Guru.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji was the first Guru to be born in a Sikh family and was the first martyr of the Sikhs. He compiled all the former Gurus teachings into one holy book - the Adi Granth. The Adi Granth was compiled in 1604. Guru Arjan Dev Ji was imprisoned and martyred in 1606 because the Emperor Jehangir suspected him of supporting his opponents after the death of Emperor Akbar. Emperor Jehangir imprisoned Guru Arjan Dev Ji and later handed him over to Murtaza Khan (an official of Jehangir) to torture Guru Arjan Dev Ji to death. Guru Arjan Dev Ji was made to sit on a scorching iron plate and had boiling sand poured over his body. Guru Arjan Dev Ji tolerated this pain and sat there chanting hymns. During this torture, he asked for some water but was refused it.

Answer 2

From Wikipedia:

Emperor Jehangir imprisoned Guru Arjan Dev Ji and later handed him over to Murtaza Khan (an official of Jehangir) to torture Guru Arjan Dev Ji to death. Guru Arjan Dev Ji was made to sit on a scorching iron plate and had boiling sand poured over his body. Guru Arjan Dev Ji tolerated this pain and sat there chanting hymns. During this torture, he asked for some water but was refused it.

Answer 3

Raju,
I really don't think taht most people have ever heard of him. It sounds like he was a mystic that set certain things in motion with dealing with politics that weren't there before.

Religion and Politics! He had to make a few enemies, eh?