Sant Sipahi
A Sant Sipahi (Punjabi: ਸੰਤ-ਸਿਪਾਹੀ, romanized: Sant Sipāhī, lit. 'Saint-Soldier') is a Sikh that aims to become both spiritually and martially skilled, as per the teachings of the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind. Guru Hargobind is credited with the initial militarization of the Sikhs, and the term represents an ideological shift brought on by the execution of his father and predecessor, Guru Arjan Dev, by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, for his refusal to convert to Islam and alter Sikh scripture.