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Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism. He was born in the Talwandi village.
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Guru Nanak founded Sikhism in 1507. It was founded in the Indian Region of Punjab. The core beliefs of the religion were shaped in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Guru Nanak to start Kartarpur on the river Ravi´s bank and this is where the first Sikh community came together.
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The first war, was fought 1845-86. It was fought between the Sikh empire and the East India Company. This ended in partial control over the Sikh empire. The second war, 1848-49 was a military conflict against the British East India Company that resulted in the fall of the Sikh empire.
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Sikhs attempted to reacquire control over their mahants, which are hereditary custodians, which ended up removing the image of Hindu Gods in Amritsar, Punjab.
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100+ Akalis were killed by thugs, hired by mahants, while participating in a mass campaign to regain control of Nankana Sahib.
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Damdama Sahib became the fifth person to be added to the list of Sikh's set authority.
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Jarnail Singh Brar took over as head of the Dami Dami Taksal, Sikh seminary, and launched amrit parchar, which is a Sikh Baptism campaign.
