13 Facts About Sikism

Sikism taught that the most important form of worship is Bhakti.

Sikism's followers came to be known as the Udasi Sikhs, the first parallel sect of Sikhism that formed in Sikh history.

Sikism adhered to the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism for much of his life, before joining the commune of Guru Angad.

Sikism was a reformer, and discouraged veiling of women's faces as well as sati.

Sikism encouraged the Kshatriya people to fight in order to protect people and for the sake of justice, stating this is Dharma.

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Sikism moved his commune of Sikhs there and the place then was called Ramdaspur, after him.

Sikism was a poet and created the first edition of Sikh sacred text known as the Adi Granth and included the writings of the first five Gurus and other enlightened 13 Hindu and 2 Muslim Sufi saints.

Sikism's martyrdom is considered a watershed event in the history of Sikhism.

Sikism married three women, built a fort to defend Ramdaspur and created a formal court called Akal Takht, now the highest Khalsa Sikh religious authority.

Sikism nominated his younger son Guru Har Krishan to succeed him in 1661.

Sikism's body was cremated in Delhi, the head was carried secretively by Sikhs and cremated in Anandpur.

Sikism was succeeded by his son, Gobind Rai, who militarised his followers by creating the Khalsa in 1699, and baptising the Panj Piare.

Sikism organised the civilian rebellion and abolished or halted the Zamindari system in time he was active and gave the farmers proprietorship of their own land.