Sikh Collection

Partition. Map of East and West Punjab
The areas of the Western and Eastern Punjab where there were many outbreaks of violence between Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus following Partition and the creation of modern India and Pakistan

Together Poster, showing the armed forces of the British Empire marching together

Battle of Sobraon 1846
BATTLE OF SOBRAON Sir Hugh Gough defeats a much larger army of Sikhs by skilful strategy and hard fighting - the last battle of the first Sikh war

Sikh Soldier Ww1
A Sikh officer from India, fighting with the Allies in World War One

WW2 poster, The British Commonwealth of Nations Together. 1941

One of three miniature metal Sikh kirpan daggers, nd. Blades shaped like pesh-kabz. Hilts of metal rod, with moulding. Believed to be associated with the indian Mutiny (1857-1859)

Charge of the Light Dragoons at the Battle of Ramnuggur
CHARGE OF H. M. 14TH LIGHT DRAGOONS AT THE BATTLE OF RAMNUGGUR, Novr. 22nd. 1848. Colour photolithograph by J Harris after Henry Martens, 1851 (c). Published by Rudolf Ackermann, 26 Jan 1851

The Golden Temple, Amritsar, 1913
In the water of immortality: the heart of the Sikh religion. Eastern and western architecture in the sacred tank of Amritsar

British India - East Bengal - Barisal - Indian Army unit and the British Governor and his wife. Barisal fell under the Bengal Nawabs, then colonial British India

Sikh Golden Temple at Amritsar, India, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Bhupinder Singh, Maharajah of Patiala playing cricket
Maharajah Bhupinder Singh of Patiala (1891 - 1938) playing cricket. Perhaps best known for his extravagance, the Maharajah nevertheless worked for the betterment of social conditions within his

Sikh Temple, Amritsar
SIKH TEMPLE, AMRITSAR Interior of the Golden Temple

Guru Nanek / Govind Singh
GURU NANEK DEV (right) Founder of the Sikh religion, pictured here with GOVIND SINGH (1666 - 1708), the tenth and last of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism

Wounded Indian Troops - Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Indian soldiers wounded in action during the First World War, convalesce in the Royal Pavilion at Brighton

Edward VIII Hunting
EDWARD VIII, When Prince of Wales, photographed in India with some of the Bag after a successful days Pig Sticking (hunting wild boar)

Edward VIII & Patailas
EDWARD VIII When Prince of Wales, meeting Pataila soldiers who lost limbs whilst on active service during World War One

India / Sikh War / Multan
British forces capture 2 Sikh standards during hand-to-hand fighting in Mooltan (Multan)

Soldiers Relaxing Ww1
Sikh and English soldiers in the British army enjoy a relaxed time chatting and playing a game of cards

Sikh Troops Digging
Sikh infantry in the British army digging communication trenches and laying cables to connect up advanced positions

Brit. Troops Moved by Air
British Sikh forces of occupation moved by air to crush the Kurdish insurrection

Ww1 Sikh Soldier
A Sikh soldier from upper India, fighting with the Allies in World War One

Lance Corporal of Ludhiana Sikhs
Lance-Naik (Lance Corporal) of the Ludhiana Sikhs. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

India / Sikh War / Multan
Bombay European Fusiliers storm the fort at Mooltan (Multan) at the Khoonee Boorj

India / Sikh War / Multan
General Courtlands men in the trenches at Mooltan (Multan)

Sikh Warrior on Horse, India 1847 Date: 1847

Three Sikh men, India. Date: 1843

Interior of Golden Temple at Amritsar, 1858
Interior of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, India (spelt here as Umritzir), 1858. Gurus reading the Grunt h (or Granth). The Guru is sitting before the Grunt h (sacred text)

Chitral Expedition
Members of the Chitral Expedition, including Lieut. Cheyne, Capt. C.R Ross, Major Sawyer, Capt. Gordon, Lieut. Henderson and a Sikh priest. 14th Ferozepore Sikhs. Date: April 13 1895

Hindu Scriptures / Lahore
Ranjit Singh reads the Hindu scriptures on the roof of the palace at Lahore. He was the founder of the Punjab Empire and a Sikh leader

Sikh soldiers resting in a French building, WW1
Sikh soldiers (regiment unidentified but likely to be The 15th Sikhs) resting in a building on the Western Front during the First World War

British Howitzer inspected by Maharaja of Patiala, WW1
A British 12 inch Mark III railway Howitzer being inspected by the Maharaja of Patiala (Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, 1891-1938) on the Western Front near Borre in France during the First World War

Jain monks arriving in New Delhi after fleeing Western Punja
Victims of the violence sweeping through India following Partition in 1947 - Jain monks arrive at Willingdon airport, New Delhi from the Gujranwala district north of Lahore in Western Punjab

Battle of Gujrat, during the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849), 21 February 1849. Date: 1849

Sikh Soldiers - 15th Regiment - at Hampton Court Palace Date: 1902

Native Market - Aden, Yemen - note the Sikh Indian and Arab merchants in the background. Date: circa 1906

Arrival of a contingent force of Sikh Irregular Cavalry Date: 1857-1858

British India Indian Empire Colonial Colonialism
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British Troops entering Multan, during the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849), 22 January 1849. Date: 1849

Battle of Ferozeshah, India, during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846), 21-22 December 1845. Date: 1845

Sir Joseph Thackwell, British Army officer, at the Battle of Sobraon, First Anglo-Sikh War, 10 February 1846. Date: 1846

British Army Crossing the Sutlej River, India, during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846), 10 February 1846 Date: 1846

Indian soldiers with turbans British army, c1900

Sikh Golden Temple Amristar, Umritsar, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sikh Golden Temple Amristar, Umritsar, India

General Sir James Hope Grant, GCB British Army officer
Vintage 19th century photograph: General Sir James Hope Grant, GCB was a British Army officer. He served in the First Opium War, First Anglo-Sikh War, Indian Mutiny of 1857, and Second Opium War

Group of the police force newly organised in Bengal
Police force newly organised in Bengal including Lieutenant Bowie, Inspector Harry Mullick and Inspector Pandy. 1864

Mahratta yeoman warrior with sword, and sikh warriors in turbans and beards. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

The Indian as a Flying Man, WW1
1918 article from The Graphic reporting on the increase in Indians in the air service during the First World War. Date: 1918

Sikh and Mandarin
A Sikh and a Mandarin. 1837

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