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pre-colonial Colonialism is the control of another territory, natural resources and people by a foreign group. Colonizers control the political and tribal power of the colonised territory. While frequently an Imperialism, imperialist project, colonialism c ...

Sikh generals throughout history from the

Akal Sena The Akāl Sena (Gurmukhi: ਅਕਾਲ ਸੈਨਾ; meaning 'Army of the Akal Purakh, Immortal', 'God in Sikhism, God's Army', or 'Eternal Army'; alternatively transcribed as Akaal Sena) was the Sikh military force established by the sixth Sikh ...

to the

Sikh Khalsa Army The Sikh Khalsa Army (), also known as Khalsaji or simply Sikh Army, was the military force of the Sikh Empire. With its roots in the Khalsa founded by Guru Gobind Singh, the army was later modernised on Franco-British principles by Maharaja Ranji ...

Akal Sena

This is a list of generals from the period of the

Guru Hargobind's generals

Baba Gurditta Baba Gurditta (5 November 1613 – 15 March 1638, Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦਿੱਤਾ) was the son of Guru Hargobind (sixth Sikh guru), and the father of Guru Har Rai (seventh Sikh guru) of Sikhism. There is a gurudwara in Kiratpur Sahib, Punja ...

* Tyag Mal * Baba Praga * Bhai Bidhi Chand * Bhai Singha Purohit * Bhai Parasram * Bhai Lakhi Das * Bhai Jati Mall/Malik Purohit * Rai Jodh * Rai Mandan Rathore * Rai Ballu * Bhai Jattu Das * Bhai Saktu * Bhai Nanu * Bhai Banno * Bhai Kalyana * Bhai Peda Das * Bhai Mukand Ram * Bhai Pirana * Bhai Jagannath * Bhai Desa * Bhai Mohan * Bhai Mokal * Bhai Mehar Chand * Bhai Kirat Bhatt * Bhai Mathura Bhatt * Bhai Balu Bhatt * Bhai Sona Bhatt * Bhai Sohela Bhatt * Bhai Sukha Bhatt * Bhai Fateh Chand Bhatt * Bhai Amiya Bhatt

Guru Har Rai's generals

* Bhai Amar Chand * Bhai Gaura * Bhai Lakhi Das * Bhai Jati Malik Purohit

Khalsa Fauj

This is a list of generals from the period of the

Khalsa Fauj The Khalsa Fauj () were the military forces of the Khalsa order of the Sikhs, established by the tenth Sikh gurus, guru, Guru Gobind Singh, in 1699. It replaced the Akal Sena that had been established by the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind. History ...

Guru Gobind Singh's generals

Bhai Daya Singh Daya Singh ( ; born Daya Ram; 1661–1708) was one of the Panj Pyare, the first five Sikhs to be initiated into the Khalsa order in 17th-century India. Among the inaugural panj piare quintet, he is traditionally the highest-regarded as he was th ...

* Bhai Mokham Singh *

Bhai Sahib Singh Sahib Singh ( ; 17 June 1663 – 7 December 1704 or 1705) was one of the Panj Pyare (or the Five beloved ones). He was formerly known as Sahib Chand and was born into the Nai (caste), Nai caste (also transliterated as Naee) before being baptize ...

Bhai Himmat Singh Bhai Himmat Singh (1661–1705), born Himmat Rai, was one of the inaugural group of Panj Pyare, or the first group of the ''Five Beloved'' in Sikhism. Biography Early life He was born in 1661 in Jagannath Puri in modern-day Odisha, India in ...

Bhai Dharam Singh Dharam Singh ( ; 1666–1708), born as Dharam Das, was one of the original Panj Pyare or the Five Beloved, the forerunners of the Khalsa. Biography He was the son of Chaudhary Sant Ram and Mai Sabho of the village Hastinapur (modern-day ...

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Ajit Singh (, pronunciation: ; 11 February 1687 – 7 December 1704), also referred to with honorifics as Sahibzada Ajit Singh or Baba Ajit Singh, was the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh and the son of Mata Sundari. His younger brothers were ...

Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Jujhar Singh (, pronunciation: ; 9 April 1691 – 23 December 1704), the second son of Gobind Singh, was born to Mata Jito at Anandpur Sahib. This event is now celebrated on April 9 each year according to the Nanakshahi Calendar. Biogra ...

* Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Palit * Bhai Daya Singh Purohit * Bhai Jati Malik * Bhai Lal Singh * Bhai Kirpa Singh * Bhai Sanmukh Singh *

Bhai Jiwan Singh Baba Jiwan Singh (Gurmukhi: ਬਾਬਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਸਿੰਘ; born Jaitha; 13 December 1661 – 22 December 1704) was a Sikh general and companion of Guru Gobind Singh. Early life Bhai Jaita was born in 1661 at Patna, Bihar (India) to ...

* Bhai Tehil Singh * Bhai Fateh Singh * Bhai Ishar Singh * Bhai Ram Singh * Bhai Deva Singh * Bhai Udai Singh * Bhai Nahar Singh * Bhai Sher Singh *

Bhai Bachittar Singh Bhai Bachittar Singh (6 May 1664 – 22 December 1705), often known with the honorific "Shaheed" (martyr), was a Sikh hero and a general of Guru Gobind Singh. His father was Bhai Mani Singh and he came from Alipur Riyasat Multan. Biography ...

Bhai Mani Singh Bhai Mani Singh (7 April 1644 – 14 June 1738) was an 18th-century Sikh scholar and martyr. He was a childhood companion of Guru Gobind Singh and took the vows of Sikhism when the Guru inaugurated the Khalsa in March 1699. Soon after that, t ...

* Bhai Mahan Singh * Bibi Bhag Kaur * Bibi Deep Kaur * Peer Buddhan Shah * Jarnail Kale Khan

Dal Khalsa

This is a list of generals from the period of the Dal Khalsa under the

Sikh Confederacy The Sikh Confederacy was a confederation of twelve sovereign Sikh states (each known as a Misl, derived from the Arabic word مِثْل meaning 'equal'; sometimes spelt as Misal) which rose during the 18th century in the Punjab region in the n ...

. * Bhai Bota Singh * Bhai Garja Singh * Bhai Mehtab Singh * Bhai Sukha Singh * Mata Sahib Kaur * Bhai Gurbaksh Singh * Jathedar Binod Singh * Jathedar Darbara Singh * Pandit Ran Singh Pada * Sultan-Al-Quam Nawab Kapur Singh * Khushal Singh * Budh Singh * Bhuma Singh Dhillon *

Hari Singh Dhillon Hari Singh Dhillon (died 1765) was an 18th century Sikh warlord and the chief of Bhangi Misl. During the formation of the Dal Khalsa (Sikh army) he was acknowledged as leader of Tarna Dal, and made chief of Bhangi Misl following the death of Bh ...

* Gulab Singh Khatri * Sahib Singh * Sultan-Al-Quam Jassa Singh Ahluwalia * Bhag Singh Ahluwalia * Jassa Singh Ramgharia * Jodh Singh Ramgharia * Charat Singh Sukherchakia * Maha Singh Sukerchakia *

Jai Singh Kanhaiya Jai Singh Kanhaiya (1712–1793) was the founder and, until his death, leader of the Kanhaiya Misl in Punjab. His daughter-in-law, Sada Kaur succeeded him as the ''misl'' leader. Early life Jai Singh was born in a Jat family of the village Kah ...

* Raja Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya * Rani Sada Kaur * Phul Singh Sidhu * Gulab Singh Rathore Dallevala *

Tara Singh Ghaiba Tara Singh Ghaiba (1710–1807) was an associate member of the Dallewalia Misl, who became the Leader of the Misl after the death of their founding member and head Sardar Gulab Singh. He made Rahon the capital of his Misl. Early life Sardar ...

Heera Singh Sandhu Sardar Heera Singh Sandhu (1706–1776) was the founder of Nakai Misl, one of the twelve Sikh Misls that later became the Sikh Empire under the leadership of Ranjit Singh. Heera Singh was born in a Sandhu Jat Sikh family in prese ...

Ran Singh Nakai Sardar Ran Singh Nakai (1750- 1784) was the third chief of the Nakai Misl, one of the Sikh groupings and guerilla militia that later became part of the Sikh Empire. He was born to the Sandhu family of Jats, Jat Sikhs. He was in campaigns with ...

* Karmo Kaur * Karora Singh * Sangat Singh * Mohar Singh * Bhai Sudha Singh * Shaheed Baba Deep Singh * Shaheed Karam Singh * Gurbax Singh *

Baghel Singh Baghel Singh (c. 1730s – c. 1800s) was a Sikh warrior and leader in the Punjab region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century. He rose to prominence in the area around Sutlej and Yamuna. He joined the Singh K ...

* Misr Chhajju Mall (Kanhaiya Katra)

Sikh Khalsa Army

Under

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, in the northwest Indian subcontinent, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. Born to Maha Singh, the leader of the Sukerchakia Misl ...

, the

Sikh Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Si ...

ruler of

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

, a large variety of soldiers served as generals of the

. Though many of these generals were

Sikhs Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Sikh'' ...

, many others hailed from a diversity of clans, castes, and regions. * Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa * Raja Mahan Singh Mirpuri *

Dewan Mokham Chand Diwan Mokham Chand (died 16 or 29 October 1814) was one of the chief commanders of the Sikh Empire. He conquered Attock from the Durrani Afghans in 1813 and subdued the Rajputs in the Hills of Himachal and in Jammu at Jasrota, Chamba, and ...

Misr Diwan Chand Misr Diwan Chand (1755 – 18 July 1825) was a notable officer and a powerful general of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's reign. From a petty clerk he rose to the position of chief of artillery and commander-in-chief of the armies that conquered Multan a ...

* Raja Khushal Singh Jamadar *

Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra Diwan Sawan Mal (died 29 September 1844) was a Sikh Empire-era administrator who served as governor ( Diwan) of Multan from 1820 to 1844. Biography Early life Sawan Mal was born into a Hindu Khatri family of the Chopra ''gotra'' originally fr ...

Diwan Mulraj Chopra Mulraj Chopra (1814 – 11 August 1851) was a Sikh Empire-era administrator who served as the governor ( Diwan) of Multan from 1844 to 1849. He is known for being the leader of a Sikh rebellion against the British which led to the Second Anglo- ...

Zorawar Singh Kahluria Zorawar Singh (1784–12 December 1841) was a military general of the Dogra Rajput ruler, Gulab Singh, who served as the Raja of Jammu under the Sikh Empire. He was born in the Chandel Rajput family in the princely state of Kahlur (Bilaspur ...

* Raja Tej Singh * Raja Lal Singh * Raja Gulab Singh * Wazir Jawahar Singh * Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh *

Maharaja Kharak Singh Kharak Singh (22 February 1801 – 5 November 1840) was the second maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from June 1839 until his dethronement and imprisonment in October 1839. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh ...

* Maharaja Sher Singh * Mehta Basti Ram *

Sher Singh Attariwalla Raja Sher Singh Attariwala, OBI was a military commander and a member of the Sikh nobility during the Sikh Empire in the mid-19th century in Punjab, and later served under the British during the Revolt of 1857. Life He commanded the Sikh ...

Sham Singh Attariwala Sham Singh Attariwala (ca.1790's – 10 February 1846) was a general of the Sikh Empire. Biography Early life He was born in the 1790's in the town of Attari (a few kilometres from the border of Indian and Pakistani Punjab in India), Amri ...

Chattar Singh Attariwalla Chattar Singh Attariwalla, also spelt Chatar Singh Aṭārīvālā, was Governor of Hazara province and a military commander in the army of the Sikh Empire during the reign of Maharaja Duleep Singh in the Punjab. He fought in the Second Anglo ...

Ranjodh Singh Majithia Ranjodh Singh (died 1872) was a powerful member of the Sikh aristocracy and governor of Hazara. The Majithia family are Jat of the Shergill gotra (clan), and were particularly influential in the area near their headquarters in Majithia (hence ...

* Jathedar Akali Phula Singh * Chandu Lal Malhotra * Budh Singh Sandhanwalia *

Ajit Singh Sandhawalia Ajit Singh Sandhawalia was a Sikh chieftain from the Sandhawalia Jat clan who assassinated Sher Singh, the ruler of the Sikh Empire, on 15 September 1843. Biography Ajit Singh was the son of Basava Singh Sandhawalia, a sardar from Rajasansi. ...

* Raja Fateh Singh Ahluwalia *

Kahan Singh Nakai Sardar Kahan Singh Nakai (died 1873) was the sixth and last chief of the Nakai Misl. He was the grandson of the famous Sikh chief, Ran Singh Nakai and Sardarni Karmo Kaur. His aunt, Maharani Datar Kaur was one of the wives of Ranjit Singh, Ma ...

* Sardar Sangat Singh Saini * Hukma Singh Chimni * Veer Singh Jallaha *

Jarnail Ghaus Khan Mian Ghaus Khan (died 1814), better known as Mian Ghausa, was a Punjabi Muslim who served as an artillery officer for Maha Singh, Sardar Maha Singh of Sukerchakia Misl and later his son Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire. Background Ghaus ...

Ilahi Bakhsh Ilahi Bakhsh was a Muslim Punjabi general who served in the Sikh Khalsa Fauj for over forty years and was regarded as one of the best artillery officers. Biography He entered the service of the army in 1802. Following a re-organization of the a ...

* Fakir Azzizuddin *

Sultan Mahmud Khan Sultan Mahmud Khan (died 1859) was a Punjabi Muslim commander of the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of Sarkar e Khalsa. His derah of artillery was designated as Topkhana Sultan Mahmud. He is regarded as one of the best commanding officers of Maharaja ...

Jean-Baptiste Ventura Jean-Baptiste (Giovanni Battista) Ventura, born Rubino (25 May 1794 – 3 April 1858), was an Italian soldier, mercenary in India, general in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Sarkar-i-Khalsa, and early archaeologist of the Punjab region of the Sikh Empir ...

* Alexander Gardner *

Jean-François Allard Jean-François Allard (; 1785–1839), born in Saint Tropez, was a French soldier and adventurer. Biography France Allard served in Napoleon's Army, where he was twice injured. He was promoted to the rank of Captain of the French 7th Huss ...

* Raja Ram Singh Pathania * Sardar Kishan Singh * Sardar Ram Singh * Raja Gurdit Singh * Raja Ajit Singh * Misr Sukh Raj * Misr Tarlok Chand * Misr Badrinath * Lehna Singh Sandhawalia * Mazhar Ali * Muhammad Khan Zufar * Naziruddin Illahi * Mian Ghausa * Imam Ali Shah * Claude Augustus Courte * Pablo Di Avitable * Oms * Joshiah Harlan * Honignberger * Henry Steinbach * Charles Van Cordant * Arjan Singh Ranghar * Karam Singh Ranghar * Jawala Singh Padhania * Mit Singh Padhania * Gurmukh Singh Lamba * Gulab Singh Pahuwindia * Desa Singh Majithia * Dal Singh Bharania * Diwan Singh Mann * Fateh Singh Mann * Mehtab Singh Bhinder * Joga Singh Badesha * General Gulab Singh Bhagowalia

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