Sikhism

monotheistic Indian religion
Organization major_religious_group Q9316
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Sikhism

Summary

Sikhism is a major religious group[1]. Sikhism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sikhism is identified as part of the polyethnicity ethnic group[3].
  • Sikhism's instance of is recorded as major religious group[4].
  • Sikhism's instance of is recorded as lifestyle[5].
  • Sikhism's founder is recorded as Guru Nanak[6].
  • guru-shishya tradition is named after Sikhism[7].
  • Sikhism followed Hinduism[8].
  • Sikhism is a type of Indian religions[9].
  • Sikhism is a type of monotheistic religion[10].
  • Sikhism is part of Bhakti movement[11].
  • Sikhism's Commons category is recorded as Sikhism[12].
  • Sikhism's foundational text is recorded as Guru Granth Sahib[13].
  • Sikhism's said to be the same as is recorded as Sikhi[14].
  • Sikhism's Unicode character is recorded as ☬[15].
  • 1469 marks the founding of Sikhism[16].
  • Sikhism's location of formation is recorded as Punjab[17].
  • Sikhism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sikhism[18].
  • Sikhism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Sikhism[19].
  • Sikhism's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as religion=sikh[20].
  • Sikhism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Sikhism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Sikhism[22].
  • Sikhism's has characteristic is recorded as monotheism[23].
  • Sikhism's has characteristic is recorded as pantheism[24].
  • Sikhism's has characteristic is recorded as bhakti[25].
  • Sikhism's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pa', 'text': 'ਸਿੱਖੀ'}[26].
  • Sikhism's different from is recorded as Sikkim[27].

Body

Founding

Sikhism's founder is recorded as Guru Nanak[6]. 1469 marks the founding of Sikhism[16]. Sikhism's location of formation is recorded as Punjab[17].

Identity

Sikhism is part of Bhakti movement[11]. Sikhism followed Hinduism[8].

Why It Matters

Sikhism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Sikhism is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Sikhism has been cited as an influence by Radha Soami[29], a religious movement[30], founded in 1861[31].

FAQs

Who did Sikhism influence?

Sikhism has been cited as an influence by Radha Soami[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q4770
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  2. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → sikhism
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: sikhism, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959554|sikhism (#289959554)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0233602-sikhismus
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0233602-sikhismus, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founded by → —
    Said to be the same as → Sikhi
    Topic has template → Template:Sikhism
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16875, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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