All the Ten Gurus starting from Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Guru Gobind Singh Ji are the most crucial key figures as is Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
Also, there are Bhai Gurdas, Bhai Mani Singh, Bhai Mardana, Bhai Nand Lal, Four sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Five Loved Ones ( Panj Pyare),Banda Bahadur, Maharaji Ranjit Singh.................................................................
All the Ten Gurus starting from Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Guru Gobind Singh Ji are the most crucial key figures as is Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
Also, there are Bhai Gurdas, Bhai Mani Singh, Bhai Mardana, Bhai Nand Lal, Four sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Five Loved Ones ( Panj Pyare),Banda Bahadur, Maharaji Ranjit Singh.................................................................
Down below is a list of the Sikh gurus.
First Guru: Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Second Guru: Shri Guru Angad Dev Ji
Third Guru: Shri Guru Amardas Ji
Fourth Guru: Shri Guru Ramdass Ji
Fifth Guru: Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Sixth Guru: Shri Guru Hargobind Ji
Seventh Guru: Shri Guru Har Rai Ji
Eighth Guru: Shri Guru Harkrishan Ji
Ninth Guru: Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
Tenth Guru: Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
*Eleventh Guru: Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
There are many many key figures; the Gurus, other holy men, followers of the Gurus, saints, shaheeds (martyrs), even people from other faiths have contibuted to Sikhism - there are writers in the Guru Grath Sahib who come from Sikh, Hindu or Muslim backgrounds.
Guru Nanak dev Ji, Bhai Mardana, Bibi Nanaki, Guru Angad dev ji, Mata Khivi, Guru Amar das ji, Guru Ram das ji, Guru Arjan dev ji, Mian mir, Guru Hargobind ji, Guru Har Rai ji, Gru Harkrishan ji, Guru Tegh Bahadur ji, Mata Gujri, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, The Char Sahibzadae, The Punj Pyare, The Chali Mukhte, Mai Bhago, Bhai Kanaiya, Baba Deep Singh, Banda Singh Bahadur, Maharaja Ranjit Singh...
The list is too long, it's endless.
The Sikh Gurus, Bhai Gurdas, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Bibi Nananki, Panj Pyara, and all the Sikhs who sacrificed their lives for establishing Sikhism as it is today.
There were no mean leaders in Sikhism.
There is no leader of Sikhism currently. But Sikhs call their leaders "Guru". The first Guru who formed Sikhism was called Guru Nanak
The founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Shintoism is a traditional Japanese religion founded in Japan, while Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded in the Indian subcontinent, specifically in Punjab, which is now part of India and Pakistan.
There are as many religious leaders in the world as there are religions.
There is only one religious symbol for Sikhism which is Khanda. Please refer to this Link :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanda_(religious_symbol)
It is not sacred to the Sikhs. You are mixing up Sikhism with Hinduism.
A government controlled by religious leaders is called a theocracy. In a theocracy, religious laws and beliefs dictate political decisions and governance.
Sikh's only have one religious book and this is the 'Guru Granth Sahib Ji'.
There is no holy symbol in Sikhism. Khanda is the religious symbol in Sikhism. Please refer to this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanda_(religious_symbol)
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The Pope, Bishops, Sisters (Nuns) society, Priests and ministers are the religious leaders in christianity.