Two 19th Century chairs that belonged to the last Sikh ruler of India are to be auctioned. Duleep Singh (1838-1893) inherited the title of Sikh Maharaja at five years old, but after the annexation of ...
August Schoefft, "Maharaja Sher Singh seated on his father's golden throne," Lahore, Punjab or Delhi (c. 1841–42) (© Toor Collection; all images courtesy the Wallace Collection) LONDON — Ranjit Singh ...
In an India slowly tightening under the fist of the East India Company, one name stood apart—radiant, defiant and utterly unyielding. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the “Lion of the Punjab,” carved out a ...
To be a Sikh king -- New dynasty, new empire -- All the world's a stage -- After the lion : writing the story of Ranjit Singh's heirs -- The boy-king, the rebel queen and the British empire ...
The Sikh religion was founded in Punjab in the 15th century by Guru Nanak and has about 25 million followers worldwide. They are a minority in India, comprising less than 2% of the country’s 1.4 ...
Punjab’s Sikh enlistment is falling fast. Agnipath, migration, mistrust and changing families are reshaping a once-default career. Read why.
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