Books
1 Best Novel About the Sikh Empire
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Period
Sikh Empire
1799–1849 CE
The Sikh Empire emerged when Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in 1799 and consolidated the Sikh misls into a powerful Punjabi state. Its territories eventually extended across much of the Punjab and into Kashmir, Peshawar and the north-western frontier.
Ranjit Singh combined diplomacy with military reform, developing the Khalsa army with modern infantry, artillery and cavalry. After his death in 1839, rapid changes of ruler, court violence and conflict between the Lahore Durbar and the army weakened the state.
This context supports books about Ranjit Singh, the Lahore court, the Khalsa army and the political and military crises that culminated in the Anglo-Sikh Wars and British annexation.
Related people for Sikh Empire
Chattar Singh Attariwalladied 1855 Dewan Mulraj1814–1851 Duleep Singh I1838–1893 Gulab Singh1792–1857 Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge1785–1856 Henry Montgomery Lawrence1806–1857 Herbert Benjamin Edwardes1819–1868 Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough1779–1869 James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie1812–1860 Jind Kaur1817–1863 John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence1811–1879 Lal Singhdied 1866 Ranjit Singh1780–1839 Sher Singh Attariwalladied 1858 Sir Frederick Currie, 1st Baronet1799–1875 Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet1787–1860 Tej Singhdied 1862
Non Fiction
3 Non-Fiction Books About the Sikh Empire
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