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1469
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Birth of Nanak, the first Sikh guru
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1577
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Sikh holy city founded at Amritsar
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1605
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Execution of the fifth Sikh guru, Arjun
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c. 1690
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Battle of Nadaun, in which the Sikh guru Goband Singh defeats Mogul forces
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1699
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Guru Goband Singh founds the Khalsa brotherhood of Sikhs
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1798
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Sikh kingdom founded by Ranjit Singh, the "Lion of the Punjab"
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1819
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Sikh forces take Kashmir from Muslim rule
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1845
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First Anglo-Sikh War
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1984
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Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards
