<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: NgokukaMark Doyle, izinhlangano zokuqala zokuvikela izinkomo ezwenikazi laseNdiya zaqalwa amaKukas amaSikh abizwa nangokuthi amaNamdharis. AmaSikh Kukas noma amaNamdharis ayephikisana nokuvikelwa kwezinkomo ngemva kokuba amaBrithani  <response>: iPunjab eyayihlanganisiwe. Ngo-1871, kusho uPeter van der Veer, amaSikh abulala ababulali bezinkomo abangamaSulumane e - Amritsar naseLudhiana, futhi abheka ukuvikelwa kwezinkomo njengophawu lwezinga lokuziphatha lombuso. NgokukaBarbara Metcalf noThomas Metcalf, amaSikh ayelwela inhlalakahle yezinkomo ngawo-1860, futhi imibono yawo yasakazekela ezinhlanganweni zokuhlela kabusha zamaHindu. Udlame oluhlobene nokuvikelwa kwezinkomo lwaqhubeka izikhathi eziningi, ngokuvamile ngesikhathi somkhosi wamaSulumane weBakri-Id, engxenyeni yokuqala yekhulu lama-20. 