Khalsa

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Sikh religious order collective body of initiated Sikhs

Khalsa is the collective body of initiated Sikhs founded by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699, distinguished by a strict code of conduct, the Five Ks, and a commitment to justice and spiritual discipline.

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Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form	Occurrences
Khalsa Panth	4
Akal Sena	1
Amritdhari Sikh	1
Amritdhari Sikhs	1
Five Ks of the Khalsa	1
Guru Panth	1
Khalsa Mahima	1
Khalsa Sikhs	1
Khalsa military bands	1
Nihang tradition	1
Order of the Khalsa	1
Sikh Khalsa army units	1
formation of the Khalsa	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sikh religious order ⓘ collective body of initiated Sikhs ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Khalsa ⓘ surface form: Khalsa Panth Khalsa ⓘ surface form: Order of the Khalsa
associatedEvent	Vaisakhi ⓘ surface form: Vaisakhi of 1699
codeOfConduct	Rehat Maryada ⓘ
corePrinciple	defense of the oppressed ⓘ devotion to one God ⓘ equality of all humans ⓘ justice ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ
dressCode	unshorn hair covered with turban ⓘ
ethicalDuty	protection of religious freedom ⓘ seva (selfless service) ⓘ simran (remembrance of God) ⓘ
etymology	from Punjabi meaning "pure" ⓘ
foundedBy	Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
foundingDate	1699 ⓘ
foundingPlace	Anandpur Sahib ⓘ
genderPractice	men take the name Singh ⓘ women take the name Kaur ⓘ
historicalRole	militarization of Sikh community against oppression ⓘ
influenced	Sikh identity and symbolism worldwide ⓘ
initiatedBy	creation of the Panj Pyare ⓘ
languageOfName	Punjabi language ⓘ surface form: Punjabi
membershipRequirement	Amrit initiation ⓘ acceptance of Sikh Rehat Maryada ⓘ commitment to the Five Ks ⓘ
motto	Deg Teg Fateh ⓘ Raj Karega Khalsa ⓘ
organizationalConcept	Khalsa self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guru Panth
prohibits	adultery ⓘ hair cutting ⓘ idol worship ⓘ
religion	Sikhism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Sikh tradition ⓘ
scripture	Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ
symbol	Five Ks ⓘ Kachera ⓘ Kangha ⓘ Kara ⓘ Kesh ⓘ Kirpan ⓘ
theologicalPrinciple	Guru Granth Sahib as eternal Guru ⓘ
vow	abstention from alcohol ⓘ abstention from intoxicants ⓘ abstention from tobacco ⓘ daily recitation of prescribed prayers ⓘ rejection of caste discrimination ⓘ
weaponryPrinciple	bearing arms for defense of justice ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khalsa → alsoKnownAs → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of the Khalsa

Khalsa → alsoKnownAs → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khalsa Panth

Amrit Sanchar → associatedWith → Khalsa ⓘ

Sarbloh Granth → associatedWith → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nihang tradition

Sarbloh Granth → associatedWith → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Akal Sena

Sarbloh Granth → associatedWith → Khalsa ⓘ

Vaisakhi → associatedWithCommunity → Khalsa ⓘ

Sikh people → collectiveBody → Khalsa ⓘ

Akali Phula Singh → commander → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sikh Khalsa army units

Sarbloh Granth → contains → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khalsa Mahima

Guru Gobind Singh → founded → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khalsa Panth

Sikhism → initiatedCommunityName → Khalsa ⓘ

Guru Gobind Singh → introducedPractice → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Five Ks of the Khalsa

Vaisakhi → marksEvent → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: formation of the Khalsa

Guru Gobind Singh → movement → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khalsa Panth

Khalsa → organizationalConcept → Khalsa self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guru Panth

Sikh Confederacy → precededBy → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khalsa military bands

Sikhism → religiousCommunity → Khalsa ⓘ

Khanda → religiousTradition → Khalsa ⓘ

Amrit Sanchar → resultsInMembership → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khalsa Panth

Amrit Sanchar → resultsInTitle → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amritdhari Sikh

Sikh people → subgroup → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amritdhari Sikhs

Five Ks → usedBy → Khalsa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khalsa Sikhs