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British Columbia, Canada

The port where the Komagata Maru lay at anchor for two months in 1914 while its passengers were refused entry, and the centre of the early Sikh community in Canada — the Khalsa Diwan Society gurdwara there opened in 1908.

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Eras: Era 5 — The Singh Sabha Reform

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Sources

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  1. Khushwant Singh. A History of the Sikhs, Volume 2: 1839–2004. Oxford University Press (2004). no page given yet
  2. Harbans Singh (ed.). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University, Patiala. no page given yet
  3. Matthew McRae. The story of the Komagata Maru. Canadian Museum for Human Rights (2017).