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Under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of Punjab, a large variety of soldiers served as generals of the Sikh Khalsa Army. Though many of these generals were Sikhs, many others hailed from a diversity of clans, castes, and regions. [1] [2] Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa; Raja Mahan Singh Mirpuri; Dewan Mokham Chand; Misr Diwan Chand; Raja Khushal ...
Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of ten gurus who founded the Sikh religion and was the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in 1675. Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and last human Sikh Guru. He was a warrior, poet, and philosopher.
Sikh warriors killed in action (11 P) Pages in category "Sikh warriors" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The system of managing Sikh shrines through sarbarahs, mahants, and nihangs introduced during the Sikh Empire was continued by the British colonial administeration. [6] During the Singh Sabha movement , the Sikh reformers may have adopted the unique markers of Nihangs in-order to formulate and promote a separate Sikh identity, encapsulated as ...
Mai Bhago was born into Jat Family, [1] [2] her family's ancestral village of Chabhal Kalan, in a sikh family at Jhabal Kalan, in the present-day Tarn Taran district of the Punjab. [3] Mai Bhago was a staunch Sikh by birth and had her upbringing in a devout Sikh family.
Sikh victory: Siege of Multan (1848–1849) 19 April 1848 – 22 January 1849 Second Anglo-Sikh war: Sikh Empire: British East Indian Company: British victory:
After receiving this blow, a Sikh reminded Baba Deep Singh, "You had resolved to reach the periphery of the pool." On hearing the talk of the Sikh, he held his head with his left hand and removing the enemies from his way with the strokes of his 15 kg (33 lb) [ citation needed ] Khanda "with his right hand, reached the periphery of Harmandir ...
The armed Sikh warrior organization called the Nihangs or Akalis, which means "the immortals," [88] was founded in the Indian subcontinent. [89] Nihangs are thought to have come from Guru Hargobind's "Akal Sena" (lit. "Army of the Immortal") or Baba Fateh Singh from the dress he wore. [90]