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Definition of SIKHS

Sikhs
Sikhs Sikhs, n. pl.; sing. Sikh. [Hind. Sikh, properly, a disciple.] A religious sect noted for warlike traits, founded in the Punjab at the end of the 15th century.

Meaning of SIKHS from wikipedia

- religion, is a Sikh. Male Sikhs generally have Singh ('lion') as their last name, though not all Singhs are necessarily Sikhs; likewise, female Sikhs have Kaur...
- name'). Baptised Sikhs are obliged to wear the five Ks, which are five articles of faith which physically distinguish Sikhs from non-Sikhs. Among these include...
- separate Sikh state within the Punjab, Sikh leaders started to mobilize meta-commentaries and signs to argue that Punjab belonged to Sikhs and Sikhs belong...
- the Sikhs "had the better of the British artillery". As the British made advances, Europeans in their army were specially targeted, as the Sikhs believed...
- there were 22,519 Sikhs in ****am, out of which 4,000 are ****amese Sikhs. ****amese Sikhs follow the Sikh religion and celebrate Sikh festivals as they...
- physical attributes for soldiery. According to R. W. Falcon, Jat Sikhs (alongside other Sikhs) were seen as a good source for recruitment. According to Captain...
- rulers killed many prominent Sikhs for refusing to obey their orders, and for opposing the ****cution of Sikhs. Of the ten Sikh gurus, two, Guru Arjan and...
- Punjabi Sikhs are adherents of Sikhism who identify ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis. Punjabi Sikhs are the second-largest...
- The 1984 anti-Sikh riots, also known as the 1984 Sikh m****acre or the 1984 Sikh genocide, was a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India following...
- long, uncut hair (kesh). The Sikhs regard the dastār as an important part of the unique Sikh identity. After the ninth Sikh Guru, Tegh Bahadur, was sentenced...