Sikh Empire

The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and conquered by the British East India Company following the Second Anglo-Sikh War. At its peak in the mid-19th century the empire extended from Gilgit and Tibet in the north to the deserts of Sindh in the south and from the Khyber Pass in the west to the Sutlej in the east, and was divided into eight provinces. Religiously diverse, with an estimated population of 4.5 million in 1831, it was the last major region of the Indian subcontinent to be annexed by the British Empire.

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Painting of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh standing with left hand grasping sheath of his sword, captioned as 'Runjeet Sing', the Lion of the Punjab

19th century miniature painting of a Sikh warrior seated outdoors and leaning against a bolster armed with a sheathed sword and dhal shield

Sikh Empire manuscript

Painting of Sham Singh Attariwala seated on a chair and clutching a sword with flowers behind him

Fresco from Samadh or Haveli at Qila Mihan Singh

Gurdwara Bhumman Shah fresco

A miniature portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh seated on blue chair accompanied by attendant with fly-whisk and another

Portrait on ivory of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 19th century. Opaque pigments heightened with gilt on ivory

Maharaja Sher Singh. Watercolour by a Company artist, Punjab, 1865

19th century miniature equestrian painting of a Sikh on horseback outdoors holding a falcon or hawk

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1813	Battle of Hasan Abdal	Sikh Empire, battle, Durrani Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1836	Battle of Michni	Sikh Empire, battle, Afghans	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1845	Battle of Ferozeshah	battle, East India Company, Sikh Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1846	Battle of Aliwal	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Sikh Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1849	Battle of Chillianwala	battle, Sikh Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, East India Company	Wikidata
event	war	1845	First Anglo-Sikh War	war, Sikh Empire, East India Company	Wikidata
commons	image		Painting of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh standing with left hand grasping sheath of his sword, captioned as 'Runjeet Sing', the Lion of the Punjab		Commons
commons	image		19th century miniature painting of a Sikh warrior seated outdoors and leaning against a bolster armed with a sheathed sword and dhal shield		Commons
commons	image		Sikh Empire manuscript		Commons
commons	image		Painting of Sham Singh Attariwala seated on a chair and clutching a sword with flowers behind him		Commons
commons	image		Fresco from Samadh or Haveli at Qila Mihan Singh		Commons
commons	image		Gurdwara Bhumman Shah fresco		Commons
commons	image		A miniature portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh seated on blue chair accompanied by attendant with fly-whisk and another		Commons
commons	image		Portrait on ivory of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 19th century. Opaque pigments heightened with gilt on ivory		Commons
commons	image		Maharaja Sher Singh. Watercolour by a Company artist, Punjab, 1865		Commons
commons	image		19th century miniature equestrian painting of a Sikh on horseback outdoors holding a falcon or hawk		Commons