Sources & Further Reading
This website is an introduction for all ages. Some details of Sikh history are told in slightly different ways by different historians and traditions; we have used the most widely accepted accounts. To learn more, visit your local Gurdwara or explore these trusted sources:
- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) ↗
The organisation that looks after Sri Darbar Sahib (the Golden Temple).
- The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism ↗
Edited by Harbans Singh, published by Punjabi University, Patiala.
- BBC Bitesize — Sikhism ↗
School lessons about Sikhism.
- BBC Religions — Sikhism ↗
An overview of Sikh history and beliefs.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Sikhism ↗
Articles on Sikhism, the Gurus and the Sikh Empire.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Ranjit Singh ↗
Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
- Basics of Sikhi ↗
Free videos explaining Sikhism.
- Sikh Missionary Society UK ↗
Free booklets about Sikhism for young people.
- SearchGurbani ↗
Read Guru Granth Sahib Ji online with translations.
📷 Photo credits
The photos of the five Takhts and the historic Gurdwaras come from Wikimedia Commons and are shared under Creative Commons licences. They have been resized for this website. Thank you to the photographers!
- Sri Akal Takht Sahib — 📷 jasleen_kaur, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Takht Sri Patna Sahib — 📷 Shivamsetu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib — 📷 Navpuneet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Takht Sri Hazur Sahib — 📷 Jaspal singh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Takht Sri Damdama Sahib — 📷 Kuldeepburjbhalaike, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gurdwara Janam Asthan — 📷 Shahzaib Damn Cruze, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gurdwara Ber Sahib — 📷 Jiwanjot, Public domain
- Gurdwara Panja Sahib — 📷 Muhammad Imran Saeed, CC BY 2.0
- Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur — 📷 Shahzaib Damn Cruze, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gurdwara Dera Sahib — 📷 Bilalhassan88, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib — 📷 Hari Singh, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gurdwara Bangla Sahib — 📷 Ken Wieland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gurdwara Baba Bakala Sahib — 📷 Savraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib — 📷 Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gurdwara Paonta Sahib — 📷 Aarti Jadli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gurdwara Garhi Sahib — 📷 baljinder kang, CC BY 3.0
- Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib — 📷 Kuldeepburjbhalaike, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib Muktsar — 📷 WikiUser, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib — 📷 Harshit SR, CC BY-SA 4.0