Sikh state is a political entity that is ruled by Sikhs. There were various Sikh states, empires, and dynasties, beginning with the first Sikh state established...
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text. Sikhs (singular Sikh: /sɪk/ SIK or /siːk/ SEEK; Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, romanized: sikkh, IPA: [sɪkkʰ]) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a...
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Khalistan movement (redirect from Sikh nationalism)
separatist movement seeking to create a homeland for Sikhs by establishing an ethno-religious sovereign state called Khalistan (lit. 'land of the Khalsa') in...
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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 Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore...
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The 1984 anti-Sikh riots, also known as the 1984 Sikh massacre, was a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India following the assassination of...
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Sikhism is an Indian religion and philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It...
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Operation Blue Star (redirect from Siege of the Holy Sikh Temple)
greater political rights for the Sikh community had previously existed in the Indian state of Punjab, and in 1973, Sikh activists presented the Indian government...
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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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religious group. The majority of the nation's Sikhs live in the northern state of Punjab, which is the only Sikh-majority administrative division in the world...
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American Sikh population to be at 280,000 in 2012. Sikh organizations like the Sikh Coalition and American Sikh Congressional Caucus estimate the Sikh American...
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referendum organized by the Sikhs for Justice across multiple countries regarding the potential creation of a separate Sikh state from within the territory...
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partial subjugation of the Sikh empire and cession of Jammu & Kashmir as a separate princely state under British suzerainty. The Sikh kingdom of Punjab was...
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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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Hardeep Singh Nijjar (category Canadian Sikhs)
June 2023) was a Canadian Sikh political activist and figure of the Khalistan movement. He was a prominent member of the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and spearheaded...
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Kaithal State was a Sikh state based out of Kaithal. It was one of the Cis-Sutlej states. The Sikh chieftains of Kaithal ruled from 1767 until the state's fall...
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The principles of Sikhism state that women have the same souls as men and thus possess an equal right to cultivate their spirituality with equal chances...
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Muslims. They form the largest religious community in the Indian state of Punjab. Sikhism is an indigenous religion that originated in the Punjab region...
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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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Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (category Sikh politics)
pɪ̀ɳɖrãːʋaːɭe]; born Jarnail Singh Brar; 2 June 1947– 6 June 1984) was a Sikh militant.[dubious – discuss] After Operation Bluestar, he posthumously became...
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Sikhism is a minority religion in Pakistan with a population of more than 15,000 Sikhs, mostly residing in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and accounting...
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heavy handed response from Indian authorities. The demand for a separate Sikh state gained momentum after the Indian Army's Operation Blue Star in 1984 aimed...
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represent Sikh interests on the world stage", after Operation Blue Star. Its stated goal is "to promote and protect the interests of the Sikh Diaspora"...
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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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The All-India Sikh Students' Federation (AISSF) is a Sikh student organisation and political organisation in India. AISSF was formed in 1943. as the youth...
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List of Khalistani separatist organizations (category Sikh politics)
separatist movement seeking to create a separate homeland for Sikhs by establishing a sovereign Sikh state called Khalistan ("land of the Khalsa") in the Punjab...
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Sikh art, also known as the Sikh School, is the artwork created by or associated with Sikhs and Sikhism. Sikh artwork exists in many forms, such as miniature...
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The 1978 Sikh–Nirankari clash occurred between the Sant Nirankari Mission and Sikhs of Damdami Taksal and Akhand Kirtani Jatha on 13 April 1978 in Amritsar...
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The Sikh Confederacy was a confederation of twelve sovereign Sikh states (each known as a Misl, derived from the Arabic word مِثْل meaning 'equal'; sometimes...
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Decline of the Mughal Empire (section First Sikh State)
jathas (armed group or band of Sikhs). By the 1720s, the rebellion of the Sikhs had been extinguished. The First Sikh State was established by Banda Singh...
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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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