Sikh titles are honorifics appended to the names of members of the Sikh community. Their form may be prefixes or suffixes to names, or the title may be...
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Sikhism (/ˈsiːkɪzəm/ SEEK-iz-əm), also known as Sikhi (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ Sikkhī, [ˈsɪk.kʰiː] , from Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, romanized: Sikh, lit. 'disciple'), is...
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hide their original caste-background and seek upward social mobility. Sikh titles Indian names Indian honorifics D.K. Kaushik (2000). Cataloguing of Indic...
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Jat Sikh or Jatt Sikh (Gurmukhi: ਜੱਟ ਸਿੱਖ) is an ethnoreligious group, a subgroup of the Jat people whose traditional religion is Sikhism, originating...
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Sikh (/ˈsiːk/ or /ˈsɪk/; Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, sikkh IPA: [ˈsɪkkʰ]) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit...
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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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The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It existed from 1799, when Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to...
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1 Sikh Arrah 1857, 3 Sikh Bihar 1857, 3 Sikh China 1860-62, 2 Sikh Ali Masjid 1878, 1 & 3 Sikh Ahmed Khel 1880, 2 Sikh Afghanistan 1878-79, 1 Sikh Afghanistan...
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Sikhism is the fourth-largest religious group in Canada, with nearly 800,000 adherents, or 2.1% of Canada's population, as of 2021. The largest Sikh populations...
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Ranjit Singh (redirect from Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire)
November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. He ruled the northwest...
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Operation Blue Star (redirect from Siege of the Holy Sikh Temple)
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other Sikh militants from the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), a holy site of Sikhism, and its adjacent buildings. A long-standing...
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Guru Nanak founded the Sikh religion in the Punjab region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent in the 15th century and opposed many traditional...
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Anglo-Sikh War may refer to: Panchayati Revolution, 1842–1845 First Anglo-Sikh war, 1845–1846 Second Anglo-Sikh war, 1848–1849 This disambiguation page...
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The Sikh diaspora is the modern Sikh migration from the traditional area of the Punjab region of South Asia. Sikhism is a religion native to this region...
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This is the list of the major festivals of the Sikh religion. There are some other (around 45) festivals that are celebrated at a much smaller scale with...
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romanized: khaṇḍā) is the symbol of the Sikhism which attained its current form around the 1930s during the Ghadar Movement. The modern Sikh symbol is never written on...
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Sikh genocide or Sikh massacre may refer to: Chhota Ghallughara, Punjabi for "Smaller Massacre", a massacre of Sikhs near Gurdaspur, India by the Mughal...
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Gyani (category Sikh practices)
or giani (Punjabi: ਗਿਆਨੀ (Gurmukhi)) is an honorific Sikh title used by someone learned in Sikhism and who often leads the congregation in prayers, such...
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The first Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company in 1845 and 1846 around the Ferozepur district of Punjab...
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Sardar (category Titles of national or ethnic leadership)
sardar was used by Sikh leaders and generals who held important positions in various Sikh Misls. The title is still commonly used by Sikhs today. Though historically...
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Brahmin Sikh is a Sikh religious group whose members belong to Brahmin community. They played a key role in the early years of Sikhism. Sometimes they...
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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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Khalsa (redirect from Khalsa sikh)
follows Sikhism as its religion, as well as a special group of initiated Sikhs. The Khalsa tradition was initiated in 1699 by the Tenth Guru of Sikhism, Guru...
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not utilized within contemporary Sikh music. After analyzing the titles of the ghars found in the Gauri raga titles and their lack of numeric designations...
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Sikh sects, denominations, traditions, movements, sub-traditions, also known as sampardai (Gurmukhi: ਸੰਪਰਦਾ; saparadā) in the Punjabi language, are sub-traditions...
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Bhagat (redirect from Sikh bhagat)
Sikhism's central scriptural book, Guru Granth Sahib, has teachings of 15 Bhagats, along with bani of Sikh Gurus, Bhats and Gursikhs. Because Sikhism...
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3HO (redirect from Sikh Dharma Brotherhood)
(Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization), also known as Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere or Sikh Dharma International, is a controversial[failed verification]...
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Kharku (redirect from Sikh militants)
alternatively spelt as Kharaku) is a Punjabi term used as a self-designation by Sikh militants of the Punjab insurgency who were followers of the Khalistan movement...
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Mazhabi Sikh (also known as Mazbhabi, Mazbhi, Majhabhi or Majabhi) is a community from Northern India, especially Punjab region, who follow Sikhism. Mazhabi...
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Sikh Studies is a field of academia focused on the study of Sikhism. It is sometimes referred to as Sikhology with its academics called Sikhologists....
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