A Jatha (Punjabi: ਜੱਥਾ [sg]; ਜਥੇ [pl] (Gurmukhi)) is an armed body of Sikhs that has existed in Sikh tradition since 1699, the beginning of the Khalsa (Sikh martial order). Jatthā in the Punjabi language means "a group of people." == Etymology == The word derives from the Sanskrit word yūtha, meaning a "herd, flock, multitude, troop, band, or host".
A Jatha (Punjabi: ਜੱਥਾ [sg]; ਜਥੇ [pl] (Gurmukhi)) is an armed body of Sikhs that has existed in Sikh tradition since 1699, the beginning of the Khalsa (Sikh martial order). Jatthā in the Punjabi language means "a group of people." == Etymology == The word derives from the Sanskrit word yūtha, meaning a "herd, flock, multitude, troop, band, or host".
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