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The Sikh Empire, officially known as Sarkār-i-Khālsa and Khālasa Rāj, [citation needed] was a regional power based in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. [7] It existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and conquered by the British East India Company in the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
The religious demography of the Sikh Empire was Muslim (80%), Sikh (10%), Hindu (10%). [199] The Sikh Empire's foundations can be traced back to 1707, following Aurangzeb's death and the decline of the Mughal Empire. As the Mughal power waned, the Dal Khalsa, the Sikh army, fought against Mughal remnants, Rajput leaders, Afghans, and Punjabi ...
Misl or sikh confederacy literal meaning (“fighting clan or fighting band”) which ruled over Punjab region after decline of Mughal Empire, however most of them were founded by Jats. [citation needed] Phulkian Confederacy [27] (Sidhu Jats) Kanhaiya Confederacy [28] (Sandhu Jats) Nakai Confederacy [29] (Sandhu Jats) Shaheedan Confederacy [30 ...
Under Bahram-Shah, the Ghaznavid empire became a tributary of the Great Seljuq Empire. Bahram was assisted by Ahmad Sanjar, sultan of the Great Seljuq empire, in securing his throne. [15] 14 Muizz ad-Dawlah معزالدولہ Honor of the State: Khusrau Shah: 1157–1160 son of Bahram-Shah 15 Taj ad-Dawlah تاج الدولہ Crown of the state ...
Amritsar, Lahore, and other large cities across the Sikh Empire were illuminated for two months afterwards in rejoicing over the victory. [46] After his defeat at Attock, Fateh Khan fought off an attempt by Ali Shah , the ruler of Persia , and his son Ali Mirza to capture the Durrani province of Herat , which left their newly captured province ...
Annexed by the Sikh Empire: Ramgarhia (ਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹੀਆ Rāmgaṛhī'ā) Jassa Singh: Ramgharia [21] Sri Hargobindpur: Jodh Singh Tara Singh Mangal Singh: 3,000 5,000 Batala, Urmar Tanda, Dasuya, Ghoman [22] Hoshiarpur district, Gurdaspur district, Jalandhar district, north of Amritsar: Annexed by the Sikh Empire: Singhpuria
Ranjit Singh unified the Sikh misldhars (commanders) and made Lahore the administrative capital of a new Sikh Empire in 1799. [132] In Afghanistan Zaman Shah Durrani was defeated by powerful Barakzai chief Fateh Khan who appointed Mahmud Shah Durrani as the new ruler of Afghanistan and appointed himself as Wazir of Afghanistan. [133]
The Maratha Confederacy, [a] also referred to as the Maratha Empire, [11] [12] [13] was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent. It comprised the realms of the Peshwa and four major independent Maratha states [ 14 ] [ 15 ] often subordinate to the former.