sects financially administratively supported mughal rulers hopes gaining favorable compliant citizenry ref name takhar p ref ref name fenechmcleod p ref collapse mughal empire particularly rule ranjit singh udasi sikhs protected sikh shrines preserved sikh scripture rebuilt desecrated destroyed muslim sikh wars however udasi sikhs kept idols images inside sikh temples ref name oberoi p ref name fenech p ref th century namdharis nirankaris sects formed sikhism seeking reform return believed pure form
Humanities Theology Sikhism