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1. The foundation of Harimandir Sahib was laid by Guru Arjan Dev ji himself - this is what the original Sikh historical sources tell us - refer to sources given below - [1] [2] [3] [4]
The story of Mian Mir laying the foundation is NOT true and...
2. ....it was fabricated three centuries later by a British - E. Nicholl (Secretary, Municipal Committee, Amritsar)
This Mian Mir story is not supported by any original Sikh sources or persian sources and not even the biographers of Mian Mir mentions it [5] ....
3. References.
[1]. Giani Gian Singh (Twarikh Guru Khalsa, Patshahi 5, page 24)
vidhia.com/Giani%20Gian%2…

[2]. Macauliffe (The Sikh Religion, Vol 3, page 10)
archive.org/details/in.ern…

[3]. Bhai Santokh Singh (Gur Pratap Suraj Granth, page 416)
ik13.com/PDFS/Raas2.pdf
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