Sikhism in Afghanistan in the contemporary era is limited to small populations, primarily in major cities, with the largest numbers of Afghan Sikhs living...
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The Afghan–Sikh wars spanned from 1748 to 1837 in the Indian subcontinent, and saw multiple phases of fighting between the Durrani Empire and the Sikh Empire...
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Afghanistan portal Hinduism in Afghanistan Buddhism in Afghanistan Jainism in Afghanistan Sikhism in Afghanistan Irreligion in Afghanistan Judaism in...
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Indian youth. India portal Sikhism portal List of famous Sikhs Religion in India Cochin Sikhs Sikhism Sikhism in Pakistan Sikh culture Fauja, S., & Talib...
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Sikhs Most of the 25–30 million followers of Sikhism, the world's fifth-largest religion live in the northern Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority...
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and Research Agency. "Sikhism". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-253167/Sikhism. "Afghan Sikhs are targeted by the Taliban...
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Religion in Afghanistan Jainism in Afghanistan Sikhism in Afghanistan Buddhism in Afghanistan Pre-Islamic Hindu and Buddhist heritage of Afghanistan Khatri...
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North India. Adherents of Sikhism are known as Sikhs, meaning "students" or "disciples" of the guru. The English word Sikhism derives from the Punjabi...
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The population of Afghanistan is around 43.4 million as of 2024. The nation is composed of a multi-ethnic and multilingual society, reflecting its location...
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The Afghan-Sikh Capture of Kashmir was an expedition in 1812-1813 led by Wazir Fateh Khan against the rebellious governor of Kashmir, Ata Muhammad Khan...
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Standoff at the Khyber Pass (1834–1835) (category Emirate of Afghanistan)
1835 between the Sikh forces led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Afghan forces led by Dost Mohammad Khan. The conflict began as the Sikh Empire expanded...
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various adversaries including the Durrani Empire of Afghanistan and the British East India Company. The Sikhs first raised their weapons against the Mughal...
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The following outline is provides an overview of Sikhism, or Sikhi (its endonym). Sikhism has been described as being either a panentheistic or monotheistic...
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involving the Sikh Empire Hill States–Sikh Wars Afghan-Sikh Wars Chhota Ghallughara Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani Gurkha-Sikh War Sino-Sikh War First...
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cities. However, in the period from 1762 to 1799, Sikh commanders of the misls appeared to be coming into their own as independent. Sikhism began during the...
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by the State: The Anti-Sikh Pogrom of 1984. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-306303-2. McLeod, W. H. Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. 2005, page xiv Yoo, David...
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adopted Sikhism during Guru Nanak's 15th century expeditions to Kabul. In the 18th century, Hindu Khatri merchants from Punjab settled in Afghanistan and...
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Ranjit Singh (redirect from Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire)
Singh made his empire and the Sikhs a strong political force, for which he is deeply admired and revered in Sikhism. After his death, the empire failed...
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Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered...
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Sikhism in Pakistan has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs form a small community in Pakistan today. Most Sikhs live in the province of...
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The Sikhs are adherents to Sikhism, the fifth largest organized religion in the world, with around 25 million adherents. Sikh History is around 500 years...
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The Sikh gurus (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ; Hindi: सिख गुरु) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established the religion over the course of about two and...
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Baba Gurbaksh Singh (category Sikh warriors)
built to commemorate the fallen Sikhs. Nihang Martyrdom and Sikhism Singh, Harbans (2011). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism Volume II E-L (3rd ed.). Punjabi...
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preaching of Sikhism. He also established hundreds of new Centres of Sikhism (Sikh religious Institutions) and thus strengthened the base of Sikhism. The period...
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Gajinder Singh Safri (category Afghan Sikhs)
was the second Sikh to be elected as a Member of Parliament in Afghanistan. He was the brother-in-law of Jai Singh Fani, the first Sikh MP, and secured...
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Jassa Singh Ahluwalia (category Sikh Jathedars)
Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1. H. S. Singha 2000. Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication...
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The War in Afghanistan was an armed conflict that took place from 2001 to 2021. Launched as a direct response to the September 11 attacks, the war began...
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Vadda Ghalughara (redirect from The Second Sikh Holocaust (1762))
Ghalughara) was the mass murder of Sikhs by the Afghan forces of the Durrani Empire during the years of Afghan influence in the Punjab region of the Indian...
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Gurdwara Karte Parwan (category Sikhism in Kabul)
and is a place of worship for Sikhs. There were thousands of Sikhs living in Kabul before the Soviet–Afghan War and Afghan Civil War (1992–1996). Many of...
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Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani (category Articles lacking in-text citations from November 2019)
Ghalughara", The Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Volume IV, Patiala, Punjabi University, 1998, pp. 396. Lansford, Tom (2017). Afghanistan at War: From the 18th-Century...
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