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... Sikhs to es- tablish themselves as the rulers of the Punjab . The Sikh Empire of Ranjit Singh . In the years of tur- moil between the Persian and Afghan invasions , Sikh misls had operated in loosely defined areas . Two main divisions ...
... Sikhs to es- tablish themselves as the rulers of the Punjab . The Sikh Empire of Ranjit Singh . In the years of tur- moil between the Persian and Afghan invasions , Sikh misls had operated in loosely defined areas . Two main divisions ...
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... Sikh agricultural classes , who had abandoned rich farmlands in Pakistan and changed places with Muslims of east Punjab whose holdings were much smaller . The decline in their fortunes nurtured a sense of ... Sikh sepa- ratism Sikhism 283.
... Sikh agricultural classes , who had abandoned rich farmlands in Pakistan and changed places with Muslims of east Punjab whose holdings were much smaller . The decline in their fortunes nurtured a sense of ... Sikh sepa- ratism Sikhism 283.
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... Sikh is entitled to read the scripture , Sikhs do not have a priestly caste similar to the Brahmans in Hinduism . Sikh insistence on commensality ( eating to- gether ) at the Guru ka langar ( " kitchen of the Guru ” ) destroyed the ...
... Sikh is entitled to read the scripture , Sikhs do not have a priestly caste similar to the Brahmans in Hinduism . Sikh insistence on commensality ( eating to- gether ) at the Guru ka langar ( " kitchen of the Guru ” ) destroyed the ...
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