The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.80
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c19.80
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While residing here, he was roused to action by Aurangzīb's acts of religious persecution. The emperor had ordered the temples of the Sikhs to be destroyed and the Gurū's agents (*masands*) to be expelled from the cities. Tegh Bahādur encouraged the resistance of the Hindus of Kashmīr and openly defied the emperor. Seized and taken to Delhi, he was called upon to embrace Islām, and on his refusal was tortured for five days and then beheaded on a warrant from the emperor (December, 1675).