Editing Khalsa (section)

==Etymology==
"''Khalsa''", is derived from the [[Arabic]] word "Khalis" which means "to be pure, to be clear, to be free from, to be sincere, to be true, to be straight, to be solid".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dictionary.reverso.net/arabic-english/%d8%ae%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5|title = خالص translation in English &#124; Arabic-English dictionary |website=Dictionary.reverso.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.bab.la/dictionary/arabic-english/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5|title = خالِص - Translation in English |website=En.bab.la}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Chohan, Sandeep and Geaves, Ron |year=2001|title=The religious dimension in the struggle for Khalistan and its roots in Sikh history|journal= International Journal of Punjab Studies|volume =8|issue =1| page =85}}</ref><ref>Jain, S. (1994) [https://books.google.com/books?id=rGljAAAAMAAJ ''Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute''], Vol. 74, p. 217: The word "Khalsa" (from Persian ''Khalis'') itself means "pure".</ref>

Sikhism emerged in the northwestern part of the [[Indian subcontinent]] (now parts of Pakistan and India). During the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal empire]] rule, according to professor Eleanor Nesbitt, ''Khalsa'' originally meant the land that was possessed directly by the emperor, which was different from ''[[jagir]]'' land granted to lords in exchange for a promise of loyalty and annual tribute to the emperor.<ref name="nesbitt54"/>

Prior to [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the religious organization was organized through the ''masands'' or agents. The ''masands'' would collect revenue from rural regions for the Sikh cause, much like ''jagirs'' would for the Islamic emperor.<ref name="nesbitt54"/><ref>{{cite book|author=Wace E. G. |title=Final Report on the First Regular Settlement of the Simla District in the Punjab|url=https://archive.org/details/finalreportonfi01wacegoog |year=1884|publisher=Calcutta Central Press|pages=xxvi–xxviii, 3, 28}}</ref> The ''Khalsa'', in Sikhism, came to mean pure loyalty to the Guru, and not to the intermediary ''masands'' who were increasingly becoming corrupt, states Nesbitt.<ref name="nesbitt54">[[#Nesbitt|Nesbitt]], pp. 54–57, 29, 143</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=McLeod, W. H. |title=Sikhs of the Khalsa: A History of the Khalsa Rahit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HIrXAAAAMAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-565916-0|page=36}}</ref>