List of historical Sikh generals

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This article presents a list of pre-colonial Sikh generals throughout history from the Akal Sena to the Sikh Khalsa Army.

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Akal Sena

This is a list of generals from the period of the Akal Sena.

Guru Hargobind's generals

Guru Har Rai's generals

Khalsa Fauj

This is a list of generals from the period of the Khalsa Fauj.

Guru Gobind Singh's generals

Dal Khalsa

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

Sikh Khalsa Army

Under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of Punjab, a large variety of soldiers served as generals of the Sikh Khalsa Army. Though many of these generals were Sikhs, many others hailed from a diversity of clans, castes, and regions. [1] [2]

References

  1. Singh, Gulcharan (1976). Ranjit Singh and his generals. Sujlana Publishers.
  2. Malcolm, John (1812). Sketch of the Sikhs; a singular nation, who inhabit the provinces of the Penjab, situated between the rivers Jumna and Indus. London: J. Murray via archive.org.