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 	<li>Sikhs suffered throughout their early history from oppression, injustice and persecution from Mughal rulers. These experiences and the need to defend and protect the religion, its beliefs, and practices, have heavily influenced the development of the concept of Dharam Yudh.</li>
 	<li> The concept from its beginning has emphasised two factors – resistance to tyranny and oppression and justice. These are the factors which influence the specific teaching of the concept. The concept sets out specifically and clearly the conditions that are requires for a conflict to be regarded as Dharam Yudh.</li>
 	<li>The concept is clearly expressed in the rules of the Khalsa as it sets standards of behaviour, which are clear and distinctive for Sikhs</li>
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