The gurdwara was repeatedly rebuilt by the Sikhs after it became a target of persecution and was destroyed several times by the Mughal and invading Afghan armies. In 1604, Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru, placed a copy of the Adi Granth in the Golden Temple and was a prominent figure in its development. The man-made pool on the site of the temple was completed by the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das, in 1577. It is one of the holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Kartarpur, and Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib. It is the pre-eminent spiritual site of Sikhism. ''exalted court'', or Suvaran Mandir ) is a gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. 'House of God', Punjabi pronunciation: ), or the Darbār Sahib, ( lit.
The Golden Temple (also known as the Harimandir Sahib ( lit.
