Sikh Empire
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The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the Punjab region of South Asia. It existed from 1799, when maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and annexed by the Britis
The expanding Sikh Empire in 1809. The Cis-Sutlej states are visible south of the Sutlej River
The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is located in Lahore, Pakistan, adjacent to the Badshahi Mosque
Two late 19th century drawings of Sikh troops in action against British forces during the Anglo-Sikh Wars
Detail from ‘Darbar (royal court) of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’, gouache, ca.1850
Second Anglo-Sikh War
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The Second Anglo-Sikh War was a military conflict fought between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company, which took place from 1848 to 1849. It resulted in the fall of the Sikh Empire, and the ann
Sikh Empire
…existed from 1799, when maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and annexed by the British East India Company following the Second Anglo-Sikh War. At its peak in the mid-19th century, the empire extended from Gilgit and Tibet in the north to the deserts of Sindh in the south and from the Khyber…
The Battle of Gujrat
Sher Singh Attariwala leading a cavalry charge in the Second Anglo Sikh War, ca.1850
'The Surrender of Moolraj' during the Second Anglo Sikh War, ca.1891
Captured Sikh guns parked in Ambala cantonment in the aftermath of the Second Anglo Sikh War, by John Mc Cosh, circa April 1849