Dal Khalsa (Sikh army)
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Dal Khalsa was the name of the combined military forces of 11 Sikh misls that operated in the 18th century in the Punjab region. It was established by Nawab Kapur Singh in late 1740s.
Painting of Guru Gobind Singh on horseback while marching with his army of Sikhs
Painting from an illustrated folio of a Mughal manuscript depicting the Battle of Sirhind (1710), also known as the Battle of Chappar Chiri. From the ‘Tawarikh-i Jahandar Shah’, Awadh or Lucknow, ca.1770. The Sikh Khalsa forces are dressed in blue whilst the Mughals are wearing white
The Ganges cutting through the Sivalik Hills
Sikh Khalsa Army
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The Sikh Khalsa Army, also known as Khalsaji, or simply Sikh Army, was the military force of the Sikh Empire. With its roots in the Khalsa founded by Guru Gobind Singh, the army was later modernised o
Dal Khalsa (Sikh army)
…conquests of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who effectively absorbed the rest of the Misls. However, aspects of the military force lingered on and influenced the Sikh Khalsa Army of the later Sikh Empire. Battle of Rohilla…
Captured Sikh battle standard of First Anglo-Sikh War
Ghorchara (Horse-mounted) Bodyguards of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab.
Fauj-i-Kilajat soldiers
Misldar Sowars were part of the Ghorcharas.