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  2. Sikh Empire - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Punjabi Sikhs - Wikipedia

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    Sikhism is an indigenous religion that originated in the Punjab region of South Asia during the 15th century. Virtually all of the world's Sikh population are Punjabis. [5] Punjabi Sikhs primarily inhabit the Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth. Punjabi Sikhs make up 57.69% of the state’s population ...

  4. Sikh period in Lahore - Wikipedia

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    The Sikh Rule in Lahore initiated from the conquest and rule of the Sikh Misls and extended till the Sikh Empire of Ranjit Singh (also known as Punjab, the Sikh Raj, Sarkar Khālsā Rāj, and Sarkar Khalsaji) [1] which ended in 1849. [2] The Sikhs began gaining power following the decline of the Mughal Empire in Punjab and consisted of a ...

  5. List of monarchs of Punjab - Wikipedia

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    Taank Kingdom (in purple) alongside other South Asian polities, c. 700 AD. The Taanks (Takkas) were people from a variety of clans forming a kingdom. The rulers of the kingdom are only known from sources of chronicles and minted coins. [9] During this rule (630 AD), Lahore was said to have been visited by the Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang.

  6. Sikh state - Wikipedia

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    After the oppressive anti-Sikh government policy failed to get rid of the Sikh threat, the Mughal government decided to try pacifying the Sikhs by granting them an official jagir (estate) grant. [5] Upon Sikh request, a Nawab title was offered to the Sikhs, which was bestowed upon Kapur Singh in 1733 (since Darbara Singh had rejected it ...

  7. Sikh Khalsa Army - Wikipedia

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    The Sikh Khalsa Army (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਫੌਜ, romanized: Sikha khālasā phauja), also known as Khalsaji [1] 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. [2]

  8. Sikhs - Wikipedia

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    Sikh migration from British India began in earnest during the second half of the 19th century, when the British completed their annexation of the Punjab, which led to Sikh migration throughout India and the British Empire. During the Raj, semiskilled Sikh artisans were transported from the Punjab to British East Africa to help build railroads.

  9. Phulkian dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Phulkian dynasty (or Phoolkian) of Maharajas or sardars were Sikh royals and aristocrats in the Punjab region of India. Members of the dynasty ruled the states of Badrukhan, Bhadaur, Faridkot, Jind, Malaudh, Nabha, and Patiala, allying themselves with the British Empire according to the terms of the Cis-Sutlej treaty of 1809.