Sikhism

Sikhism is one of the religions practiced by humans on Earth. The religion was founded in the 16th century in northern India. Followers of the religion are known as Sikhs

Khan Noonien Singh was of Sikh descent. Khan's last name of Singh was the traditional name given to Sikh males. As was traditional, he not cut his hair nor shave his beard as a young man. This changed when he reached his 21st birthday, and decided to no longer follow tradition. (TOS novel The Eugenics Wars: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume II). After Khan was rescued by the Enterprise in 2267, ship's historian Lieutenant Marla McGivers was the first to identify Khan as a Sikh. (TOS novel Space Seed).

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