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Chittisinghpora Massacre March 20, 2000: 35 Sikh men in Chittisinghpora were lined up and executed on the eve of Bill Clinton’s India visit. Decades later— no truth, no accountability, no justice, no closure.
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Portrait of Sardar Sher Singh Attariwala, the commander who led the Khalsa Army during the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
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The sword of Rustum, an heirloom of the Durrani family, procured by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
“The sword of Iranian hero Rustam,” an heirloom of the Durrani family: Procured by Ranjit Singh Sukerchakia, the Maharaja of Panjab from Shah Shuja Durrani, the Shah of Afghanistan. Singh acquired many precious artefacts from the Pashtun Kings, including the ‘Koh-i-Nur’ diamond.
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Sword and sheath (talwar) with a heavy burnished damascus steel blade, in a purple velvet sheath, presented to the Governor-General by Kanwar Nau Nihal Singh in Durbar, Lahore, early 19th century.
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203 years ago today, the Khalsa triumphed at the Battle of Nowshera, laying the foundation for Sikh supremacy in the Peshawar Valley
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A Miniature portraits of Tej Singh, a Gaur Brahmin who served as the governor of Hazara and Peshawar under the Khalsa Fauj.
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Maharajah Sher Singh of the Punjab going to see a mendicant beyond the Indus, accompanied by a retinue of guards, falconers, and other attendants, Punjab Plains, circa 1840.
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A Sword presented to General Van Cortlandt by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Van was a prominent European military officer who served in Khalsa Army.
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Hola Mahalla ~ solemn celebration of martial prowess, spiritual vigilance, and warrior discipline by Khalsa since 1701, to keep the sword ever sharp and the spirit ever awake. Halla/Ma-Halla (the charge of an army or a staged military assault by organized columns) #punjab
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A Sikh noble riding a horse and shooting at a lion with a gun, 19th century artwork.
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An akali in a landscape holding a matchlock, Punjab, mid-19th Century.
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