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Mazhabi Sikh
Portrait of three unknown Mazhabi Sikh men from Lahore, ca.1862–72
ReligionsSikhism
LanguagesPunjabi
Populated statesPunjab, Rajasthan, Haryana

Mazhabi Sikh (also known as Mazbhabi, Mazbhi, Majhabhi or Majabhi) is a community from Northern India, especially Punjab region, who follow Sikhism. Mazhabi are part of wider category of Sikhs, who convert from the hindu rangrette . The word Mazhabi is derived from the Arabic term mazhab (Mazhab means religion or sect), and can be translated as the faithful. They live mainly in Indian Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana.

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Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 241. Deep Singh Shahid, a mazhabi sikh and resident of the village...

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from other Muslims. Chuhras who converted from Hinduism to Sikhism became known as Mazhabi Sikhs. According to the 2001 Census of India, the Balmikis formed...

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Jat Sikh

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castes with both Hindu and Sikh sections are the Khatri and Arora. Distinctive Sikh castes are the Ramgarhia, Ahluvalia, Mazhabi, and Ramdasia. Cole, W....

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specified class, such as Jat Sikhs and Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikhs. Kundu, Apurba (1994). "The Indian Armed Forces' Sikh and Non-Sikh Officers' Opinions of Operation...

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Sikhism

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lesser extent Mazhabi Sikhs; under the influence of enthusiastic army officers and Christian missionaries. Large numbers of Mazhabi Sikhs were also converted...

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Valmiki caste

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the Valmiki.[page needed] Mazhabi Sikh Matadin Bhangi Madakari Nayaka Bhai Jiwan Singh Bhura Singh Valmiki Gangu Baba Sikh Light Infantry Valmiki Bhagwan...

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Arora

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Arora is a Punjabi caste, comprising both Hindus and Sikhs. The name is derived from their native place Aror. In 712, the Arora people are said to have...

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Mohyal Brahmin

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Saraswat Brahmins Hussaini Brahmins McLeod, W. H. (1989). Who is a Sikh? : the problem of Sikh identity. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-826548-4. OCLC 19125681...

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Sidhu

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clan established the Phulkian Misl, one of the misls (confederacies) of the Sikh Confederacy. His descendants, the Phulkian Maharajas, became the kings of...

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Ramdasia

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on. During World War I the single-battalion regiments of the Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh Pioneers – the 23rd, 32nd and 34th Pioneer Regiments – were expanded...

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Zail Singh

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legislating the Punjab Land Reforms Act of 1972, ensuring reservation for Mazhabi Sikhs and Valmikis in education and public employment and repatriating the...

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Jats

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western Gangetic Plain in the 17th and 18th centuries. Of Hindu, Muslim and Sikh faiths, they are now found mostly in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana...

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Saini

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List of Punjabi tribes

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32nd Sikh Pioneers

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the snow-covered Shandur Pass. The regiment recruited the Mazhabi Sikhs and Ramdasia Sikhs of Punjab province. Despite being Pioneers by name, the regiment...

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3HO

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(Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization), also known as Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere or Sikh Dharma International, is a controversial American organization...

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Sandhu

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region. The Sandhus played an important role in the Sikh history. During the period of the Sikh Confederacy, Sandhus ruled several sovereign states (misls)...

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Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara

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Muslim Khatris

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Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1. John Stratton Hawley; Gurinder Singh Mann (1993). Studying the Sikhs: Issues for North...

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Guru Gobind Singh

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