The History of Sikhism

Sikhism was founded in the early fifteenth century by a teacher called Guru Nanak. He was firmly of the belief that all people were born equal and should have equal opportunities. Guru means "spiritual leader" and he guided his people in the way of God's will believing there was one God. There are over 20 million Sikhs worldwide and the religion is open to anyone.

After Guru Nanak there were ten other gurus:
Guru Nanak1469-1539
Guru Angad1539-1552
Guru Amar1552-1574
Guru Ram1574-1581
Guru Arjan1581-1606
Guru Har Gobind1606-1644
Guru Har Rai1644-1661
Guru Har Krishan1661-1664
Guru Tegh Bahadur1665-1675
Guru Gobind Singh1575-1708

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The last of the gurus, Gobind Singh started a new brotherhood of Sikhs known as the Khalsa or "Pure Ones". He instructed them to wear the five Ks which is a sort of uniform which makes them all recognise each other as members of one community.

 Sikhs have a few important rules:

 



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