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1 Sikhism

What’s Inside

• Introduction

• Basic Precepts

• Sikh Gurus

• Sikh-Mughal Relations

• Banda Singh Bahadur

INTRODUCTION

Sikhism, as a religion, was born at a time when there was a growing conflict amongst the two major religious traditions of Hinduism and Islam in the subcontinent. It was also born in a geography which was constantly in flux; the North-western sector connected the subcontinent to the Central Asian world and was culturally extremely diverse. In this context, Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh faith, was generally considered a reconciler of the two conflicting traditions. He belonged to the Khatri community of scribes ...