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Why was Guru Arjan’s installation as Guru disputed?

Guru Arjan was installed as Guru in September 1581 by the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das. The news of Arjan’s installation was not received positively by all because Arjan was Guru Ram Das’s youngest son and, according to the rules of primogeniture, the seat should have been passed down to his eldest son, Prithi Chand. This caused disharmony among the siblings.