sentences:  The Canadian province of British Columbia is also home to over 200,000 Sikhs.The Sikhs as a political entity, distinct from other Indian traditions, can be said to have begun with the martyrdom of the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji in 1606, Sikh distinction was further enhanced by the establishment of the Sikh 'Pure' brotherhood or Khalsa (ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ), by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1699.This gives the Sikhs, as an organized political grouping, a relatively recent history of around 400 years.