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	{{~~short~~ description\|~~The~~ Sikh community, as well as a special group of initiated Sikhs}}		{{Short description\|Sikh community, as well as a special group of initiated Sikhs}}
	{{For\|the armed forces of the Sikh Empire\|Sikh Khalsa Army}}		{{For\|the armed forces of the Sikh Empire\|Sikh Khalsa Army}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2020}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2020}}
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	\| image = File:Gatka du sikh.jpg		\| image = File:Gatka du sikh.jpg
	\| caption = Jung Khalsa warriors playing [[Gatka]] and [[Shastar Vidya]]		\| caption = Jung Khalsa warriors playing [[Gatka]] and [[Shastar Vidya]]
	\| named_after = The word comes from the ~~Arabic~~ word Khalis meaning Pure		\| named_after = The word comes from the Punjabi word Khalis meaning Pure
	\| motto = "دق تگ فاتح" ''ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ਼ ਫ਼ਤਿਹ'' ''[[Deg Tegh Fateh]]''		\| motto = "دق تگ فاتح" ''ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ਼ ਫ਼ਤਿਹ'' ''[[Deg Tegh Fateh]]''
	\| formation = {{Start date and age\|1699\|03\|30\|df=yes\|p=y}}<br />[[~~Shri Keshgarh~~ Sahib]], [[Punjab]], [[Mughal Empire]] (present-day [[Shri Anandpur Sahib]], [[Punjab,India]])		\| formation = {{Start date and age\|1699\|03\|30\|df=yes\|p=y}}<br />[[Anandpur Sahib]], [[Punjab]], [[Mughal Empire]] (present-day [[Shri Anandpur Sahib]], [[Punjab,India]])
	\| type = [[Religious organisation]]		\| type = [[Religious organisation]]
	\| purpose = Fighting against cruelty and oppression in any form regardless of the persecutor		\| purpose = Fighting against cruelty and oppression in any form regardless of the persecutor
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	==Background==		==Background==
	The Hindus ~~and Sikhs~~ faced religious persecution during the [[Mughal Empire]] rule. [[Guru Arjan Dev]], the fifth Guru, was arrested and executed by Mughal Emperor [[Jahangir]] in 1606.<ref>{{cite book\|title=History of India \|author=Jayapalan, N. \|publisher=Atlantic \|year=2001 \|page=160 \|isbn=9788171569281}}</ref> The following Guru, [[Guru Hargobind]] formally militarised the Sikhs and emphasised the complementary nature of the temporal power and spiritual power.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Singh\|first=H.S.\|title=Sikh Studies, Book 7\|year=2005\|publisher=Hemkunt Press\|isbn=9788170102458\|page=19}}</ref> In 1675, [[Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji]], the ninth Guru of the Sikhs and the father of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] was executed by the Islamic emperor [[Aurangzeb]] for resisting religious persecution of non-Muslims, and for refusing to convert to Islam. Guru Gobind Singh’s sons were killed since they refused to convert to Islam.<ref name="Mandair2013p53">{{cite book\|author=Mandair, Arvind-Pal Singh \|title=Sikhism: A Guide for the Perplexed\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdhLAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA53\|year=2013\|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic\|isbn=978-1-4411-0231-7\|pages=53–54}}, Quote: "The Guru's stance was a clear and unambiguous challenge, not to the sovereignty of the Mughal state, but to the state's policy of not recognizing the sovereign existence of non-Muslims, their traditions and ways of life".</ref><ref name=cs2013>{{cite book\|last=Seiple\|first=Chris\|title=The Routledge handbook of religion and security\|publisher=Routledge\|location=New York\|year=2013\|isbn=978-0-415-66744-9\|page=96}}</ref><ref name=fenech4>[[#Singh\|Singh]], pp. 236–238</ref><ref>{{cite journal \| last=Fenech \| first=Louis E. \| title=Martyrdom and the Execution of Guru Arjan in Early Sikh Sources \| journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society \| volume=121 \| issue=1 \| year=2001 \|doi=10.2307/606726 \| pages=20–31\| jstor=606726 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal \| last=Fenech \| first=Louis E. \| title=Martyrdom and the Sikh Tradition \| journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society \| volume=117 \| issue=4 \| year=1997 \| doi=10.2307/606445 \| pages=623–642\| jstor=606445 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal \| last=McLeod \| first=Hew \| title=Sikhs and Muslims in the Punjab \| journal=South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies \| volume=22 \| issue=sup001 \| year=1999 \| issn=0085-6401 \| doi=10.1080/00856408708723379 \| pages=155–165}}</ref>		The Hindus faced religious persecution during the [[Mughal Empire]] rule. [[Guru Arjan Dev]], the fifth Guru, was arrested and executed by Mughal Emperor [[Jahangir]] in 1606.<ref>{{cite book\|title=History of India \|author=Jayapalan, N. \|publisher=Atlantic \|year=2001 \|page=160 \|isbn=9788171569281}}</ref> The following Guru, [[Guru Hargobind]] formally militarised the Sikhs and emphasised the complementary nature of the temporal power and spiritual power.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Singh\|first=H.S.\|title=Sikh Studies, Book 7\|year=2005\|publisher=Hemkunt Press\|isbn=9788170102458\|page=19}}</ref> In 1675, [[Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji]], the ninth Guru of the Sikhs and the father of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] was executed by the Islamic emperor [[Aurangzeb]] for resisting religious persecution of non-Muslims, and for refusing to convert to Islam. Guru Gobind Singh’s sons were killed since they refused to convert to Islam.<ref name="Mandair2013p53">{{cite book\|author=Mandair, Arvind-Pal Singh \|title=Sikhism: A Guide for the Perplexed\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdhLAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA53\|year=2013\|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic\|isbn=978-1-4411-0231-7\|pages=53–54}}, Quote: "The Guru's stance was a clear and unambiguous challenge, not to the sovereignty of the Mughal state, but to the state's policy of not recognizing the sovereign existence of non-Muslims, their traditions and ways of life".</ref><ref name=cs2013>{{cite book\|last=Seiple\|first=Chris\|title=The Routledge handbook of religion and security\|publisher=Routledge\|location=New York\|year=2013\|isbn=978-0-415-66744-9\|page=96}}</ref><ref name=fenech4>[[#Singh\|Singh]], pp. 236–238</ref><ref>{{cite journal \| last=Fenech \| first=Louis E. \| title=Martyrdom and the Execution of Guru Arjan in Early Sikh Sources \| journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society \| volume=121 \| issue=1 \| year=2001 \|doi=10.2307/606726 \| pages=20–31\| jstor=606726 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal \| last=Fenech \| first=Louis E. \| title=Martyrdom and the Sikh Tradition \| journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society \| volume=117 \| issue=4 \| year=1997 \| doi=10.2307/606445 \| pages=623–642\| jstor=606445 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal \| last=McLeod \| first=Hew \| title=Sikhs and Muslims in the Punjab \| journal=South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies \| volume=22 \| issue=sup001 \| year=1999 \| issn=0085-6401 \| doi=10.1080/00856408708723379 \| pages=155–165}}</ref>

	==Foundation==		==Foundation==
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	[[File:Guru Nanak Dev ji standing in the midst of devotees - Unknown, Sikh School - Google Cultural Institute.jpg\|thumb\|Guru Nanak dev ji along with his devotees from different backgrounds]]		[[File:Guru Nanak Dev ji standing in the midst of devotees - Unknown, Sikh School - Google Cultural Institute.jpg\|thumb\|Guru Nanak dev ji along with his devotees from different backgrounds]]



	However, there are in addition roughly 120–150 million (12–15 crore) Nanak Naam Lewas people (also known as [[Nanakpanthi]]s) across the world who also believe in 10 Sikh Gurus and “Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji”.<ref>{{cite web \| last=Goyal \| first=Divya \| title=Explained: Who are Nanak Naam Lewa, and why Kartarpur Corridor can't be limited to Sikhs \| website=The Indian Express \| date=2019-11-10 \| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-who-are-nanak-naam-lewa-and-why-kartarpur-corridor-cant-be-limited-to-sikhs-6100351/ \| access-date=2020-11-30}}</ref>		However, there are in addition roughly 120–150 million (12–15 crore) Nanak Naam Lewas people (also known as [[Nanakpanthi]]s) across the world who also believe in 10 Sikh Gurus and “Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji”.<ref>{{cite web \| last=Goyal \| first=Divya \| title=Explained: Who are Nanak Naam Lewa, and why Kartarpur Corridor can't be limited to Sikhs \| website=The Indian Express \| date=2019-11-10 \| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-who-are-nanak-naam-lewa-and-why-kartarpur-corridor-cant-be-limited-to-sikhs-6100351/ \| access-date=2020-11-30}}</ref>

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