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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITAIN
 
  More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)

 
More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
Sikhs

There are believed to be in Britain about 400,000 Sikhs – followers of a religion which developed during the 15C in India, in the Punjab. Following the teaching of a succession of gurus, beginning with Guru *Nanak, Sikhism was an attempt to reconcile the two dominant religions of India, Hinduism and Islam. The majority of Sikh families arrived from the Punjab by *immigration in the years after World War II. The main Sikh communities in Britain are in London, Bradford, Birmingham, Coventry, Huddersfield, Leeds, Nottingham and Wolverhampton.
 








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