The rise of Sikhs
Guru Nanak established so that the Sikhs believe in the equality of man, and unity of God. He rejected the caste system, idol worship, blind and superstitions priestly dominating religions. Sikhism takes all that is best of Hinduism and Islam. 8 other gurus Guru Nanak followed in the pursuit Sikhism, which has been transformed into a major force, first against the Mughals for indulging in forced religious conversions, and later against the British whose policy of expansion in India to be properly tackled.

After Guru Nanak, it was Guru Arjun Dev who have contributed significantly to the spread and development of Sikhism. He built the famous Harmandar Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, in the middle of the sacred tank at Amritsar. He compiled the holy Granth Sahib the sacred text of the Sikhs, written in Gurmukhi script. If Guru Nanak laid the foundations of Sikhism, Guru Arjun Dev Sikhism consolidated and made a universal religion.

By virtue of their last Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, the Sikhs have become an important force to combat Mughals. Guru Gobind Singh founded the "Khalsa" in Anandpur Sahib and Sikhs changed to a community activist. In the early 18 th century, it became apparent a number of Sikhs' Misls "in the region of Punjab, including Ranjit Singh Misl, with its capital at Lahore become all-powerful. Ranjit Singh of Ludhiana occupation and attack on Nabha, Patiala, and Jind, invited the wrath of the British. By the Treaty of Amritsar, the British fixed Sutlej River as the border, forcing seek Ranjit north. Ranjit later occupied Kangra, Jammu, Kashmir, Assam, Bannu and Peshawar , and thus established Sikhs in India.

(Sikh is the title and the name given to a follower of the Sikh religion. The word has its origin in the Sanskrit "shishya", which means disciple or learner. Many Sikh men can be easily recognized by their turbans, beards, bracelets or steel on their right wrists.

The evolution of Sikhs began with the appearance of Guru Nanak as a religious leader and social reformer during the fifteenth century in Punjab. Their identity was formalised and brandies in uniform practice Guru Gobind Singh, March 30, 1699. Recent baptized five people from different social backgrounds to form social fraternity of the Khalsa. The first five, the Pure, then dubbed Gobind Singh Khalsa in the fold.

The Sikhs created a nation under Ranjit Singh, in the nineteenth century in which they were leading. They were known for their military prowess, administrative capacity, economic productivity, and their ability to adapt to the west of modern technology and management.

During the Indian Independence Struggle; Out of 2175 martyrs 1557, (75 percent), were Sikhs, and the Indians sent 2646 to life imprisonment Andamans for 2147, (80 percent), were Sikhs, 127 Indians who were hanged 92, (80 percent) were Sikhs, 20000 who joined the INA as Bose12000, (60 percent) were Sikhs.

Sikhs make up about 2 percent of India billion in a larger population of the region is Punjab Sikh historical homeland. Most Sikhs are from the people and Punjabi now come from the Punjab region of India, although large communities exist in the world.)