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'''Balak Singh''' (1797–1862), was an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Sikhs|Sikh]] [[Religious Leader|religious leader]] who founded [[Namdhari]] (Kuka) [[sect]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://namdhari-world.com/new%20nw/SGBalaksingh.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050509043110/http://namdhari-world.com/new%20nw/SGBalaksingh.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-05-09|title=satguru balak singh ji|date=2005-05-09|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref> He was a [[Arora|Batra Khatri]], who invoked the authority of Sikh scriptures and emphasized the importance of the name (''nam'') for salvation.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Sikhs of the Punjab|author=J.S. Grewal|date=8 October 1998|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2_nryFANsoYC|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|isbn=9780521637640}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/gurus/Guru%20Balak/Balak%20Singh.htm Sri Guru Balak Singh Ji - Patshahi 11]<br />
*https://web.archive.org/web/20060510111130/http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/namdhari.html<nowiki/><br />
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