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Answer the following question briefly:
Briefly describe Aurangzeb's clash with the Sikhs.
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Solution
The relations between the Sikhs and the Muslims were already strained because of Guru Arjan Dev’s execution at the hands of Jahangir for helping his rebel son. From then onwards, the Sikhs had become the enemies of the Mughals. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru, and son of Guru Tegh Bahadur continued the policy of his father. He organised the Open wars started between the Sikhs and the Mughals.
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