Sikh people

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Sikh people are followers of Sikhism, a monotheistic religion founded in the Punjab region of South Asia, known for their distinct identity, emphasis on equality, and commitment to service and justice.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Sikhs 60
Sikh 17
Sikh community 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (83)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethno-religious group
religious community
believesIn monotheism
calendar Nanakshahi calendar
centralBelief equality of all humans
honest living
oneness of God
remembrance of God
service to humanity
sharing with others
social justice
codeOfConduct Rehat Maryada
collectiveBody Khalsa
coreArticleOfFaith Kachera
Kangha
Kara
Kesh
Kirpan
demographicMinorityIn Canada
India
Pakistan
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
diaspora Sikh diaspora
ethnicOrigin Punjabi
follows Sikhism
foundedBy Guru Nanak
governingBody Akal Takht
headCovering turban
historicalEmpire Sikh Empire
historicalLeader Maharaja Ranjit Singh
initiatedBy Khalsa initiation
language Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi
languageOfScripture Gurmukhi
martialTradition Gatka
observes Akhand Path
Amrit Sanchar
Anand Karaj
Gurpurab
Hola Mohalla
Maghi
Vaisakhi
originatedIn Punjab
surface form: Punjab region

South Asia
pilgrimageSite Anandpur Sahib
Harmandir Sahib
Hemkunt Sahib
Nankana Sahib
placeOfWorship gurdwara
populationCenter Australia
Canada
Delhi
surface form: Delhi, India

Haryana
surface form: Haryana, India

Malaysia
Pakistan
Punjab
surface form: Punjab, India

United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
practice kirtan
langar
seva
prohibits cutting hair
idol worship
intoxicants
superstitions
tobacco use
rejects caste discrimination
gender discrimination
religion Sikhism
revere Sikh Gurus
surface form: Ten Sikh Gurus
script Gurmukhi
scripture Guru Granth Sahib
subgroup Khalsa
surface form: Amritdhari Sikhs

Namdhari Sikhs
Nihang Sikhs
Sehajdhari Sikhs
symbol Ik Onkar
Khanda
value courage
gender equality
honesty
humility
selfless service

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Referenced by (90)

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Nanded Sahib hasReligiousSignificanceFor Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Sahibzada Zorawar Singh culture Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikh
Battle of Chamkaur belligerent Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Battle of Chamkaur hasCulturalSignificanceFor Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Battle of Muktsar combatant Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Tej Singh ethnicity Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikh
Waheguru worshippedBy Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Gurpurab observedBy Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Darbar Sahib pilgrimageSiteFor Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Gian Prabodh religiousCommunity Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Matte di Sarai religiousHeritageSiteFor Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Khadur Sahib hasReligiousSignificanceFor Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Mata Khivi servedCommunityOf Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Nihang Sikhs hasEthnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Scripture of All-Iron veneratedBy Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Taruna Dal ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Chawla usedByReligion Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Manikaran pilgrimageImportanceFor Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Sehajdhari Sikhs selfIdentification Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikh
Fatehabad district hasMinorityCommunity Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Akali movement hasEthnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Akali Dal religiousOrientation Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikh
Sukerchakia misl ethnicGroup Sikh people
subject surface form: Sukerchakia Misl
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Bamba Sophia Jindan Duleep Singh culture Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikh
Misls ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Ahluwalia Misl ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Kanheya Misl ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Phulkian Misl ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Alhuwalia Misl ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Dalip Singh ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikh
Singhpuria Misl ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Hasan Abdal significantFor Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikh community
Hasan Abdal pilgrimageSiteFor Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Shaheedan Misl ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia ethnicity Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikh
Charat Singh Sukerchakia ethnicity Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikh
Sandhawalia dynasty ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikh
Dallewalia Misl ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Nishanwalia Misl ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs
Karor Singhia Misl ethnicGroup Sikh people
this entity surface form: Sikhs