Sarbat Khalsa

Sarbat Khalsa ਸਰਬੱਤ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ
The 1986 Sarbat Khalsa gathering at the Akal Takht on Vaisakhi (13 April 1986).
Frequency	Biannually Since 1805, then called upon Sikh community request since 1986.
Location(s)	Various throughout Punjab Region
Country	Previous (Sikh Raaj and Sikh Empire), Most recent (Punjab, India)
Founded	18th Century
Founder	Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Most recent	10th November 2015
Attendance	500,000 - 600,000 Sikhs
Activity	Sikh Religious Affairs, Sikh Activism, Sikh Human Rights, Sikh Separatism (Since 1986)

Sarbat Khalsa (lit. meaning all the Khalsa; Punjabi: ਸਰਬੱਤ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ (Gurmukhi) pronunciation: [sǝɾbǝt̪t̪ kʰäːlsäː]),^[1] was a biannual deliberative assembly (on the same lines as a Parliament in a Direct democracy) of the Sikhs held at Amritsar in Punjab during the 18th century.^[2] It literally translates to the "entire Sikh Nation" but as a political institution it refers to the meetings of the Dal Khalsa and the legislature of the Sikh Confederacy.