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	== History ==		== History ==
	Agrahari Sikhs have lived for centuries in [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. the Mughal empire enforced [[Hindus]] to convert to [[Islam]]. The Agraharis did not convert. Because of this, they went to [[Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji]], the ninth Guru of the Sikhs. In the ~~presengh~~ Bahadur Sahib, Agraharis adopted the [[Khalsa Panth]] for protecting their life and religion.		Agrahari Sikhs have lived for centuries in [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. the Mughal empire enforced [[Hindus]] to convert to [[Islam]]. The Agraharis did not convert. Because of this, they went to [[Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji]], the ninth Guru of the Sikhs. In the presence of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, Agraharis adopted the [[Khalsa Panth]] for protecting their life and religion.

	Agrahari Sikhs settled in [[Sasaram]], [[Gaya (India)\|Gaya in Bihar]], Kolkata city of West Bengal, Dumari (Hunterganj), Kedli Chatti (of Jharkhand) and even other places of [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. Agrahari Sikhs moved East of India and are also found in some parts of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030824/spectrum/book8.htm\|title=The identity of North-East Sikhs\|date=August 24, 2003\|work=Himadri Banerjee}}</ref>		Agrahari Sikhs are settled in [[Sasaram]], [[Gaya (India)\|Gaya in Bihar]], Kolkata city of West Bengal, Dumari (Hunterganj), Kedli Chatti (of Jharkhand) and even other places of [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. Agrahari Sikhs moved East of India and are also found in some parts of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030824/spectrum/book8.htm\|title=The identity of North-East Sikhs\|date=August 24, 2003\|work=Himadri Banerjee}}</ref> Agrahari Sikhs are of non Punjabi ethnicity.

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{for|[[Hindu]] [[Vaishya]] community|Agrahari}}
Agrahari Sikh is a [[Sikh]] community found in [[East India|Eastern India]] that includes the [[West Bengal|States of West Bengal]], [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]].'''<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://sikhinstitute.org/sikhs_living_outside/5-himadribanerjee.html
|title=Sikhs and Sikhism in Eastern and North-Eastern India
|date=
|work=Institute of Sikh Studies
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.sikhchic.com/history/the_lost_tribes_of_the_sikhs
|title=The Lost Tribes of The Sikhs
|date=October 18, 2011
|work=Sikh Chic
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=http://sikhinstitute.org/ne_seminar_09.htm
|title=IOSS Seminar 2009: A Report
|date=
|work=Institute of Sikh Studies
}}</ref>'''

== History ==
Agrahari Sikhs have lived for centuries in [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. the Mughal empire enforced [[Hindus]] to convert to [[Islam]]. The Agraharis did not convert. Because of this, they went to [[Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji]], the ninth Guru of the Sikhs. In the presengh Bahadur Sahib, Agraharis adopted the [[Khalsa Panth]] for protecting their life and religion.

Agrahari Sikhs settled in [[Sasaram]], [[Gaya (India)|Gaya in Bihar]], Kolkata city of West Bengal, Dumari (Hunterganj), Kedli Chatti (of Jharkhand) and even other places of [[Bihar]] and [[Jharkhand]]. Agrahari Sikhs moved East of India and are also found in some parts of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030824/spectrum/book8.htm|title=The identity of North-East Sikhs|date=August 24, 2003|work=Himadri Banerjee}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}{{Sikhism}}
[[Category:Indian surnames]]
[[Category:Social groups of Bihar]]
[[Category:Sikh groups and sects]]

Agrahari Sikh - Revision history

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