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
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.
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
Sikh Khalsa Army
…Khalsa Army (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਫੌਜ, romanized: Sikha khālasā phauja), 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 on Franco-British principles by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It was…
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