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.
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.
Sikh Khalsa Army
…goddesses and gods Muslim regiments: crescent or others Sikh regiments: Khanda or plain banners Akalis: Katar, dhal, kirpan or aad chand Predecessor Dal Khalsa Successor Presidency armies The Sikh Khalsa Army (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਫੌਜ, romanized: Sikha khālasā phauja), also known as Khalsaji, or simply Sikh…
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