Dharamyudh (Sikhism)

In Sikhism, dharamyudh, dharam-yudh or dharam yudh (Gurmukhi: ਧਰਮਯੁਧ) is a term which is variously translated as 'religious war',^[1]^[2] 'war of righteousness',^[2] 'war in defence of righteousness',^[3] or 'war for justice'.^[4] Though some core tenets in the Sikh religion are understood to emphasise peace and nonviolence, especially before the 1606 execution of Guru Arjan by Mughal emperor Jahangir,^[5] military force may be justified if all peaceful means to settle a conflict have been exhausted, thus resulting in a dharamyudh.^[3]

^ Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 9780199756551. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b Chima, Jugdep S. (2008). The Sikh Separatist Insurgency in India: Political Leadership and Ethnonationalist Movements. New Delhi: SAGE Publications India. p. 70. ISBN 9788132105381. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b Fenech, Louis E.; McLeod, W. H. (2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Plymouth & Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 99–100. ISBN 9781442236011. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
^ Schnabel, Albrecht; Gunaratna, Rohan (2015). Wars From Within: Understanding And Managing Insurgent Movements. London: Imperial College Press. p. 194. ISBN 9781783265596. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
^ Syan, Hardip Singh (2013). Sikh Militancy in the Seventeenth Century: Religious Violence in Mughal and Early Modern India. London & New York: I.B.Tauris. pp. 3–4, 252. ISBN 9781780762500. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

[1] Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 9780199756551. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

[Chima-2] Chima, Jugdep S. (2008). The Sikh Separatist Insurgency in India: Political Leadership and Ethnonationalist Movements. New Delhi: SAGE Publications India. p. 70. ISBN 9788132105381. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

[Fenech-3] Fenech, Louis E.; McLeod, W. H. (2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Plymouth & Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 99–100. ISBN 9781442236011. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

[Schnabel-4] Schnabel, Albrecht; Gunaratna, Rohan (2015). Wars From Within: Understanding And Managing Insurgent Movements. London: Imperial College Press. p. 194. ISBN 9781783265596. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

[Syan-5] Syan, Hardip Singh (2013). Sikh Militancy in the Seventeenth Century: Religious Violence in Mughal and Early Modern India. London & New York: I.B.Tauris. pp. 3–4, 252. ISBN 9781780762500. Retrieved 15 September 2019.

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