Enlightenment · South Asia · Religion
1699
Guru Gobind Singh Founds the Khalsa
March 29, 1699
At Anandpur in the Punjab, the tenth Sikh guru initiated five volunteers into a new martial brotherhood called the Khalsa, requiring them to adopt the name Singh and observe the five Ks including uncut hair and a steel bracelet. Sikhism became a disciplined community of soldier-saints, forging an identity so distinct and resilient that it would endure persecution, partition, and diaspora.
In context
Also in 1699 (2 other events on record)
- Treaty of Karlowitz · Middle East · Politics
- William Dampier Explores Western Australia · Oceania · Exploration
Before and after in South Asia
Before and after in Religion
- Before: 1693: Salem Afterward
- After: May 14, 1702: War of the Camisards
Era
Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.
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