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Sikhism Spread Map

Where and when Sikhism spread, arrived, was established, declined or was revived, in the places and years the historical record gives.

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Sikhism Spread Map Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Guru Nanak Founds The Sikh Community At Kartarpur, Punjab, 1522 to 1539, ArrivedAurangzeb Executes Guru Tegh Bahadur in Delhi, India, 1675, SuppressedThe Khalsa Is Founded At Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, 1699, EstablishedGuru Gobind Singh Declares the Guru Granth Sahib the Eternal Guru, Maharashtra, 1708, EstablishedBanda Singh Bahadur Captures Sirhind and Proclaims the First Sikh State, Punjab, 1710, EstablishedAhmad Shah Durrani's Forces Massacre Sikhs at the Vadda Ghallughara, Punjab, 1762, SuppressedThe Sikh Empire Rises And Falls In Punjab, Punjab, 1799 to 1849, DominantMaharaja Duleep Singh Is Exiled To Britain, United Kingdom, 1854, ArrivedSikh Migrants Reach Canada, Canada, 1897, ArrivedThe Komagata Maru Incident Blocks Sikh Immigration, Canada, 1914, SuppressedPartition Displaces Sikhs From West Punjab, Pakistan, 1947, ExtinctOperation Blue Star Triggers Violence Against Sikhs, Punjab, 1984, SuppressedIndia and Pakistan Open the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh Pilgrims, Pakistan, 2019, EstablishedCanada's 2021 Census Confirms the Second-Largest Sikh Population Outside India, Canada, 2021, Established

Point at, tap, or move keyboard focus to a marker for its event, place, year and status.

Marker size and shape show how established the tradition was there: a small filled dot for an arrival, a larger one for an established or dominant presence, and a hollow, distinct marker where it was suppressed or nearly disappeared, never simply absent.

3 events have a recorded place with no map coordinate yet, so they are not marked on the map above: Guru Ram Das Founds the City of Amritsar (Amritsar), Guru Arjan Installs the Adi Granth at Harmandir Sahib (Amritsar), Guru Hargobind Establishes the Akal Takht and the Doctrine of Miri Piri (Amritsar). They are complete in the list below.

Spoken Chronology

Guru Nanak Founds The Sikh Community At Kartarpur. Punjab, 1522 to 1539, Arrived. Source, Establishment Of Kartarpur (SikhiWiki).

Guru Ram Das Founds the City of Amritsar. Amritsar, 1577, Established. Source, J.S. Grewal, The Sikhs of the Punjab (New Cambridge History of India II.3).

Guru Arjan Installs the Adi Granth at Harmandir Sahib. Amritsar, 1604, Established. Source, Guru Granth Sahib (Wikipedia).

Guru Hargobind Establishes the Akal Takht and the Doctrine of Miri Piri. Amritsar, 1606, Established. Source, J.S. Grewal, The Sikhs of the Punjab (New Cambridge History of India II.3).

Aurangzeb Executes Guru Tegh Bahadur in Delhi. India, 1675, Suppressed. Source, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (DSGMC).

The Khalsa Is Founded At Anandpur Sahib. Punjab, 1699, Established. Source, Khalsa (Wikipedia).

Guru Gobind Singh Declares the Guru Granth Sahib the Eternal Guru. Maharashtra, 1708, Established. Source, History (Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib).

Banda Singh Bahadur Captures Sirhind and Proclaims the First Sikh State. Punjab, 1710, Established. Source, Banda Singh Bahadur (SikhNet).

Ahmad Shah Durrani's Forces Massacre Sikhs at the Vadda Ghallughara. Punjab, 1762, Suppressed. Source, J.S. Grewal, The Sikhs of the Punjab (New Cambridge History of India II.3).

The Sikh Empire Rises And Falls In Punjab. Punjab, 1799 to 1849, Dominant. Source, Sikh Empire (Wikipedia).

Maharaja Duleep Singh Is Exiled To Britain. United Kingdom, 1854, Arrived. Source, British Sikhs (Wikipedia).

Sikh Migrants Reach Canada. Canada, 1897, Arrived. Source, Sikhs In Canada (Wikipedia).

The Komagata Maru Incident Blocks Sikh Immigration. Canada, 1914, Suppressed. Source, Sikhs In Canada (Wikipedia).

Partition Displaces Sikhs From West Punjab. Pakistan, 1947, Extinct. Source, Sikhs In Pakistan (Wikipedia).

Operation Blue Star Triggers Violence Against Sikhs. Punjab, 1984, Suppressed. Source, Operation Blue Star (Wikipedia).

India and Pakistan Open the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh Pilgrims. Pakistan, 2019, Established. Source, First Anniversary of the Opening of the Kartarpur Corridor (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan).

Canada's 2021 Census Confirms the Second-Largest Sikh Population Outside India. Canada, 2021, Established. Source, Sikhs In Canada (Wikipedia).

Full Chronology

Every recorded spread event for this tradition, in date order, complete: 17 events.

  1. Guru Nanak Founds The Sikh Community At KartarpurPunjab, 1522 to 1539, Arrived
    Source Establishment Of Kartarpur (SikhiWiki)SikhiWiki contributors
  2. Guru Ram Das Founds the City of AmritsarAmritsar, 1577, Established
    Source J.S. Grewal, The Sikhs of the Punjab (New Cambridge History of India II.3)J. S. Grewal
  3. Guru Arjan Installs the Adi Granth at Harmandir SahibAmritsar, 1604, Established
    Source Guru Granth Sahib (Wikipedia)
  4. Guru Hargobind Establishes the Akal Takht and the Doctrine of Miri PiriAmritsar, 1606, Established
    Source J.S. Grewal, The Sikhs of the Punjab (New Cambridge History of India II.3)J. S. Grewal
  5. Aurangzeb Executes Guru Tegh Bahadur in DelhiIndia, 1675, Suppressed
    Source Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (DSGMC)
  6. The Khalsa Is Founded At Anandpur SahibPunjab, 1699, Established
    Source Khalsa (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  7. Guru Gobind Singh Declares the Guru Granth Sahib the Eternal GuruMaharashtra, 1708, Established
    Source History (Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib)
  8. Banda Singh Bahadur Captures Sirhind and Proclaims the First Sikh StatePunjab, 1710, Established
    Source Banda Singh Bahadur (SikhNet)
  9. Ahmad Shah Durrani's Forces Massacre Sikhs at the Vadda GhallugharaPunjab, 1762, Suppressed
    Source J.S. Grewal, The Sikhs of the Punjab (New Cambridge History of India II.3)J. S. Grewal
  10. The Sikh Empire Rises And Falls In PunjabPunjab, 1799 to 1849, Dominant
    Source Sikh Empire (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  11. Maharaja Duleep Singh Is Exiled To BritainUnited Kingdom, 1854, Arrived
    Source British Sikhs (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  12. Sikh Migrants Reach CanadaCanada, 1897, Arrived
    Source Sikhs In Canada (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  13. The Komagata Maru Incident Blocks Sikh ImmigrationCanada, 1914, Suppressed
    Source Sikhs In Canada (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  14. Partition Displaces Sikhs From West PunjabPakistan, 1947, Extinct
    Source Sikhs In Pakistan (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  15. Operation Blue Star Triggers Violence Against SikhsPunjab, 1984, Suppressed
    Source Operation Blue Star (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  16. India and Pakistan Open the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh PilgrimsPakistan, 2019, Established
    Source First Anniversary of the Opening of the Kartarpur Corridor (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan)
  17. Canada's 2021 Census Confirms the Second-Largest Sikh Population Outside IndiaCanada, 2021, Established
    Source Sikhs In Canada (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors