Social and Religious Background of Sikhism

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Mind Map on Social and Religious Background of Sikhism, created by romileesime1996 on 08/05/2013.
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Social and Religious Background of Sikhism
  1. Youngest religion in world
    1. 500 years old
      1. 15th Century
        1. in North-West of India
        2. 20million followers
          1. Open to all through the teachings of its 10 Gurus and GGS
            1. Created during the time that there was a lot of conflict between the Hindu and Muslim religions
              1. Found by Guru Nanak who was born in 1469
                1. Started rebelling against ruling
                  1. Age of 11
                    1. Refused to wear sacred threads to distinguish him in the caste system
                    2. Inspired by a powerful spiritual experience
                      1. Gave him a vision of true nature of God
                      2. Wanted harmony and equality
                        1. Wanted everyone to believe that all humans are equal and can realise the divine within them through devotion to God, truthful living and service to humanity
                          1. Hostile to Mughal empire
                            1. Called the leader Babur, the "Messenger of Death"
                            2. Established a village in Punjab called Kartarpur for his followers to live
                              1. Tried to create a more humane direction for country
                                1. Passed leadership onto 9 other Gurus.
                                  1. Guru is a teacher
                                2. Caste System
                                  1. A system of division of labour and power in human society
                                    1. Aryan priests divided society
                                      1. 4 Parts
                                        1. Brahmins
                                          1. Kshatriyas
                                            1. Sudras
                                              1. "Untouchables"
                                            2. Determined by birth
                                            3. 11th century onwards, North India was subject to invasions
                                              1. Afghans and Turks
                                              2. Punjab divided
                                                1. predominantly Hindu
                                                  1. Ruled by Muslims
                                                    1. Tried to destroy Indian culture and religion
                                                      1. Mughal Empire
                                                        1. terror and conquest
                                                      2. W Owen Cole
                                                      3. Mughal Empire
                                                        1. imposed jaxia tax
                                                          1. on non-Muslims
                                                            1. pay it in exchange of being free from recruitment
                                                              1. anyone who refused to convert
                                                                1. risk lives
                                                                  1. some converted so they didn't have to pay
                                                                2. In order to stop persecutions
                                                                  1. Guru Gobind decided to make followers fighters
                                                                  2. Executed Gurus
                                                                  3. Women
                                                                    1. Degraded
                                                                      1. no education/freedom
                                                                        1. "root of all evil, a snare, a temptress"
                                                                          1. Throw themselves of mans burning body
                                                                            1. Sati System
                                                                              1. Denounced by Guru Amar Das Ji
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