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History of the Sikhs The Illustrated History of the Sikhs The Sikhs The Sikhs : Their Journey Of Five Hundred Years The Heritage of the Sikhs The Destiny of the Sikhs Political Ideology Of The Sikhs Sikhs call their homeland Khalistan. Nearly all Sikhs are descendants of ancestors that were originally rather than Muslims. Many are Jats (a farming people that have a history of standing up to persecution). Until the Indian government invasion of the Golden Temple in 1984 many Sikhs didnâ™t even regard themselves as belonging to a distinct religious community. has an importance far beyond those numbers because Sikhs have played a disproportionately large role in the armed forces and public affairs in for the last 400 years. Although most Indian Sikhs (79 percent) remain c The history of Sikhism started with Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Guru in the fifteenth century in the region of the Indian subcontinent. The religious practices were formalised by Guru Gobind Singh Ji on 13 April 1699. The latter baptised five persons from different social backgrounds to form Khalsa (ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ). The first five, Pure Ones, then baptised Gobind Singh into the Khalsa fold. This gives the order of Khalsa, a history of around 300 years. Sikh religion was founded by Guru Nanak Dev towards the end of the fifteenth century. This great holy man was born in 1469 A.D. A study of history of the period reveals that Bhakti Movement was in full swing in India then and religious leaders of various traditions were engaged in disseminating their message throughout the country. Bhagat Kabir Das, Swami Vallabhacharya, Mahatma Chaitanya and many others were doing good to the multitude with their religious preachings. The assassination of Guru Arjan Dev has great significance in Sikh history. In fact it would not be improper to say that this was the beginning of that series of atrocities which forced this religious and reformist community to become a martial tribe.4. Later Four Gurus, from 1606 to 1675. The word "Sikh" is derived from the Sanskrit 'shishya' meaning disciple. Sikhs are the disciples of their ten Gurus beginning with Guru Nanak (1469 - 1539) and ending with Guru Gobind Singh (1666 -1708) and their perpetual "living" Guru, the Guru Granth Sahib. There are over 23 million Sikhs in the world today, the vast majority live in the north Indian state of Punjab. Sikhism or Sikhi is the fifth largest organised religion in the world and the youngest. main article Guru Nanak. Sikhs regard the 10 gurus of Sikhism as the embodiment of one guiding light that passed from each guru to his successor. That guiding light now resides with the scripture Siri Guru Granth Sahib. There are about 20 million Sikhs in the world, and nearly all live in the Punjab province of India, where the religion was founded. 01. of 11. Guru Nanak Dev. Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain. Guru Nanak Dev, first of the 10 gurus, founded the Sikh faith and introduced the concept of one God. He was the son of Kalyan Das ji (Mehta Kalu ji) and Mata Tripta ji and the brother of Bibi Nanaki. He was marr Welcome to Sikh-History.com a Free website about Sikh history. Here you can find biographies of Sikh Gurus, GreatSikh Warriors, Sikh personalities and information about Sikh Institutes and Gurdwaras. www.sikh- history.com is designed for 1024 * 768 Screen resolution with at least 256 colors. Your Screen Resolution is set to: 1280×960 You're using: Netscape 5.0 (compatible; YandexBot/3.0; +http://yandex.com/bots). Sikh world history. Origins of Sikhism. Sikhism was born in the Punjab area of South Asia, which now falls into the present day states of India and . The main religions of the area at the time were Hinduism and Islam. The Sikh faith began around 1500 CE, when Guru Nanak began teaching a faith that was quite distinct from Hinduism and Islam. Nine Gurus followed Nanak and developed the Sikh faith and community over the next centuries. Militarisation of the Sikhs. Sikhism was well established by the time of Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru. Guru Arjan completed the establishment of as Sikhism's Origins: The Life of Guru Nanak. Guru Nanak (20 October 1469 - 7 May 1539) is the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. He was born in the village of Talwandi, now called Nankana Sahib, near Lahore in present-day Pakistan. His parents, Mehta Kalu and Matta Tripat, were Hindus and belonged to the merchant caste. Even as a boy, Nanak was fascinated by religion, and his desire to explore the mysteries of life eventually led him to leave home. Nanak married a woman named Sulkhni, of Batala; together, they had two sons, Sri Chand and Lakhmi Das. His brother-in-law, The Story Of The Sikhs. â˜an artful weaving of philosophy, history, spirituality, and musicâ™. Menu and widgets. Listen and Share. Tera Mukh Suhava Jio. http://tera-mukh- suhava.mp3. Proudly powered by WordPress.