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    The Sikh Khalsa Army (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਫੌਜ, romanized: Sikha khālasā phauja), also known as Khalsaji or simply Sikh Army, was the military force of...
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  • Dal Khalsa was the name of the combined military forces of 11 Sikh misls that operated in the 18th century (1748–1799) in the Punjab region. It was established...
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    British East India Company in the Second Anglo-Sikh War. It was forged on the foundations of the Khalsa from a collection of autonomous misls. At its peak...
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    considers Sikhism as its faith, as well as a special group of initiated Sikhs. The Khalsa tradition was initiated in 1699 by the Tenth Guru of Sikhism, Guru...
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    The Khalsa Fauj (lit. 'Army of the Pure') were the military forces of the Khalsa order of the Sikhs, established by the tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh...
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  • article presents a list of pre-colonial Sikh generals throughout history from the Akal Sena to the Sikh Khalsa Army. This is a list of generals from the...
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    Nihang (redirect from Akali Nihang Khalsa)
    the irregular guerrilla squads of the armed forces of the Sikh Empire, the Sikh Khalsa Army. The word Akali/akaali means timeless or immortal. Literally...
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    convert to Islam. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and last human Sikh guru, started the Khalsa tradition and fought further battles against the Mughals and...
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  • Sikh Army may refer to: Akal Sena, before 1699 Khalsa Fauj, 1699–1735 Dal Khalsa (Sikh Army), 1735–1799 Sikh Khalsa Army 1799–1849 This disambiguation...
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  • gender discrimination. Guru Gobind Singh, tenth of the ten Sikh Gurus, founded the Khalsa panth in the Punjab region of the northern part of the Indian...
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    Battle of Sobraon (category Battles of the Anglo-Sikh wars)
    forces of the East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab. The Sikhs were completely defeated, making this the...
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    Lal Singh (category People of the First Anglo-Sikh War)
    Singh (died 1866) was Wazir of the Sikh Empire and commander of Sikh Khalsa Army forces during the First Anglo-Sikh War. Along with Tej Singh, Lal Singh...
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    to Sikhism are founding the Sikh warrior community called Khalsa in 1699 and introducing the Five Ks, the five articles of faith that Khalsa Sikhs wear...
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    Nishan Sahib (redirect from Khalsa flag)
    the flag in procession was considered an honourable one. Within the Sikh Khalsa Army, different regiments had their own particular flags they flew. Later...
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    giving Kangra Fort to the Sikh Empire. In August 1809, the Sikh Khalsa Army attacked the Nepalis in Kangra. The Gurkha army collapsed and the Kangra Fort...
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    establishment and Singh Sabha Movement and Chief Khalsa Diwan approached the then Sikh Maharajas and Sikh people of Punjab to raise funds and donate land...
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    bridge broke, trapping nearly 20,000 of the Sikh Khalsa Army on the east bank. None of the trapped Sikh soldiers attempted to surrender. Many detachments...
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    Tej Singh (category People of the First Anglo-Sikh War)
    Singh) was a Sikh commander in the Sikh Empire. He was appointed as Commander in chief of the Sikh Khalsa Army during the First Anglo-Sikh War. Tej Singh...
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    Battle of Mudki (category Battles of the Anglo-Sikh wars)
    Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab. The British army won an untidy encounter battle, sustaining heavy casualties. The Sikh Empire...
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  • meetings of the Dal Khalsa and the legislature of the Sikh Confederacy. Meetings of the Sarbat Khalsa began with an Ardās, a Sikh prayer for guidance...
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    Fauj-i-Khas (category Military units and formations of the Sikhs)
    The Fauj-i-Khas was a brigade of the Fauj-i-Ain section of the Sikh Khalsa Army of Punjab. It consisted of very experienced elites and had separate flag...
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  • Sultan Mahmud Khan (died 1859) was a commander of the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of Sarkar e Khalsa. His derah of artillery was designated as Topkhana Sultan...
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    The major historic traditions in Sikhism, states Harjot Oberoi, have included Udasi, Nirmala, Nanakpanthi, Khalsa, Sahajdhari, Namdhari Kuka, Nirankari...
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    Jawahar Singh (wazir) (category People from the Sikh Empire)
    Singh or Jawahir Singh, was Wazir of the Sikh Empire from 14 May 1845 until his assassination by the Sikh Khalsa Army on 21 September of the same year, under...
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    zenith of political Sikhism, encompassing Kashmir, Ladakh, and Peshawar. Hari Singh Nalwa, the commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Army in the North-West...
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    Akali Phula Singh (category Sikh generals)
    a senior general in the Sikh Khalsa Army and commander of the irregular Nihang of the army. He played a role in uniting Sikh misls in Amritsar. He was...
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    to create a homeland for Sikhs by establishing an ethno‐religious sovereign state called Khalistan (lit. 'land of the Khalsa') in the Punjab region. The...
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    Fauj-i-Ain (category Military units and formations of the Sikhs)
    (Punjabi: ਫੌਜ -ਏ-ਐਨ, Persian: فوج عین) was a branch of the Sikh Khalsa Army and was the regular army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab. It contained infantry...
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    Dastar (redirect from Sikh turban)
    Among the Sikhs, the dastār is an article of faith that represents equality, honour, self-respect, courage, spirituality, and piety. The Khalsa Sikh men and...
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    general prosperity. His Khalsa army and government included Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and Europeans. His legacy includes a period of Sikh cultural and artistic...
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