Sikh Empire
Sikh Empire Sarkār-i-Khālsa Khālasā Rāj | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1799–1849 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Motto: ਅਕਾਲ ਸਹਾਇ Akāl Sahāi "With God's Grace" | |||||||||||||||||||||
Anthem: ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ ਫ਼ਤਿਹ Dēg Tēg Fateh "Victory to Charity and Arms" | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Court language | Kalasha | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Government | Federal monarchy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Maharaja | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1801–1839 | Ranjit Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1839 | Kharak Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1839–1840 | Nau Nihal Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1841–1843 | Sher Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1843–1849 | Duleep Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||
Regent | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1840–1841 | Chand Kaur | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1843–1846 | Jind Kaur | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dhian Singh Dogra | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1843–1844 | Hira Singh Dogra | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 14 May – 21 September 1845 | Jawahar Singh Aulakh | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1845–1846 | Lal Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 31 January – 9 March 1846 | Gulab Singh[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Historical era | Second Anglo-Sikh War | 29 March 1849 | |||||||||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||||||||||
1839[6] | 520,000 km2 (200,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1800s | 12,000,000[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Currency | Nanak Shahi Sikke | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the
The formation of the empire began with the capture of Lahore from its Durrani ruler,
Background
The foundation of the Sikh Empire can be traced to as early as 1707, the year of
Mughal rule of Punjab
His successor
Jahangir attempted to assert authority over the Sikhs by jailing Guru Hargobind at Gwalior Fort, but released him after a number of years when he no longer felt threatened. The Sikh community did not have any further issues with the Mughal Empire until the death of Jahangir in 1627. The succeeding son of Jahangir, Shah Jahan, took offence at Guru Hargobind's "sovereignty" and after a series of assaults on Amritsar forced the Sikhs to retreat to the Sivalik Hills.[17]
The next guru, Guru Har Rai, maintained the guruship in these hills by defeating local attempts to seize Sikh land and playing a neutral role in the power struggle between two of the sons of Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh, for control of the Mughal Empire. The ninth Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, moved the Sikh community to Anandpur and travelled extensively to visit and preach in defiance of Aurangzeb, who attempted to install Ram Rai as new guru. Guru Tegh Bahadur aided Kashmiri Pandits in avoiding conversion to Islam and was arrested by Aurangzeb. When offered a choice between conversion to Islam and death, he chose to die rather than compromise his principles and was executed.[18]
Formation of the Khalsa
Guru Gobind Singh assumed the guruship in 1675 and to avoid battles with Sivalik Hill rajas moved the guruship to Paunta. There he built a large fort to protect the city and garrisoned an army to protect it. The growing power of the Sikh community alarmed the Sivalik Hill rajas, who attempted to attack the city, but Guru Gobind Singh's forces routed them at the Battle of Bhangani. He moved on to Anandpur and established the Khalsa, a collective army of baptised Sikhs, on 30 March 1699.[19]
The establishment of the Khalsa united the Sikh community against various Mughal-backed claimants to the guruship.[20] In 1701, a combined army of the Sivalik Hill rajas and the Mughals under Wazir Khan attacked Anandpur. The Khalsa retreated but regrouped to defeat the Mughals at the Battle of Muktsar. In 1707, Guru Gobind Singh accepted an invitation by Aurangzeb's successor Bahadur Shah I to meet him. The meeting took place at Agra on 23 July 1707.[19]
Banda Singh Bahadur
In August 1708, Guru Gobind Singh visited Nanded. There he met a Bairāgī recluse, Madho Das, who converted to Sikhism, rechristened as Banda Singh Bahadur.[19][21] A short time before his death, Guru Gobind Singh ordered him to reconquer Punjab region and gave him a letter that commanded all Sikhs to join him. After two years of gaining supporters, Banda Singh Bahadur initiated an agrarian uprising by breaking up the large estates of Zamindar families and distributing the land to the poor peasants who farmed the land.[22]
Banda Singh Bahadur started his rebellion with the defeat of Mughal armies at
He ruled the territory between the
History
Dal Khalsa period
Sikh Confederacy
The period from 1716 to 1799 was a highly turbulent time politically and militarily in the Punjab region. This was caused by the overall decline of the Mughal empire
Cis-Sutlej states
The
While these Sikh states had been set up by the Dal Khalsa, they did not become part of the Sikh Empire. There was a mutual ban on warfare following the treaty of Amritsar in 1809 (in which the empire forfeited the claim to the Cis-Sutlej States, and the British were not to interfere north of the Sutlej or in the empire's existing territory south of the Sutlej),[31] following attempts by Ranjit Singh to wrest control of these states from the British between 1806 and 1809[32][33]
The Sikh crossing of the Sutlej, following British militarization of the border with Punjab (from 2,500 men and six guns in 1838 to 17,612 men and 66 guns in 1844, and 40,523 men and 94 guns in 1845), and plans on using the newly conquered territory of Sindh as a springboard to advance on the Sikh-held region of Multan,[34] eventually resulted in conflict with the British.
Intra-Misl Wars
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After the reign of
also allied but did not engage in warfare with the others and continued the Dal Khalsa.The Phulkian Misl was excommunicated from the confederacy. Rani Sada Kaur of the Kanhaiya Misl rose in the vacuum and destroyed the power of the Bhangis. She later gave her throne to Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Empire
The formal start of the Sikh Empire began with the unification of the Misls by 1801, creating a unified political state. All the Misl leaders, who were affiliated with the army, were the nobility with usually long and prestigious family backgrounds in Sikh history.[1]
The main geographical footprint of the empire was from the
In 1799 Ranjit Singh moved the capital to Lahore from Gujranwala, where it had been established in 1763 by his grandfather, Charat Singh.[36]
Ranjit Singh annexed the Sial State, a local Muslim-ruled chieftaincy, after invading Jhang in 1807.[37] The basis for this annexation was that the local ruler of Jhang, Ahmad Khan Sial, was conspiring with Nawab Muzaffar Khan of Multan and had signed a secret treaty with the latter.[37]
The Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh paid regular annual tribute to the Sikh Empire starting 1819 until 1834.[39] The tribute was paid to the local Sikh governors of Kashmir.[39] The Namgyal kingdom would later be conquered by the Dogras, under the leadership of Zorawar Singh.[40]
The domain of the Maqpon kingdom of Baltistan, based in Skardu, under the rule of Ahmad Shah Maqpon, was conquered in 1839–40 and its local ruler was deposed.[40][41][42][43] The Dogras at this time were under the suzerainty of the Sikh Empire.[40]
During the
Geography
The Sikh Empire spanned a total of over 200,000 sq mi (520,000 km2) at its zenith.[45][46][47] Another more conservative estimate puts its total surface area during its zenith at 100,436 sq mi (260,124 km sq).[48]
The following modern-day political divisions made up the historical Sikh Empire:
- Punjab region, to Mithankotin the south
- Bahawalpur State
- Punjab, India, excluding the Cis-Sutlej states[49]
- Himachal Pradesh, India, only the territories northwest of Sutlej river.
- , India and Pakistan (1808–1846)
- Kashmir, from 5 July 1819 to 15 March 1846, India/Pakistan[50][51]
- Kashmir Valley, India from 1819 to 1846
- Baltistan, from 1840 onwards[41][42][43]
- Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan, from 1842 to 1846[citation needed]
- Ladakh, India 1834–1846[52][53][40]
- Lower part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[54]
- Peshawar, Pakistan[55] (taken in 1818, retaken in 1834)
- Excluding Waziristan, Ranjit Singh made no attempt to conquer Waziristan.[56][57]
Religious policy
The Sikh Empire allowed men from religions other than their own to rise to commanding positions of authority.[60]
The Fakir brothers were trusted personal advisors and assistants as well as close friends to Ranjit Singh,
The other Fakir brothers were Imamuddin, one of his principal administration officers, and Nuruddin, who served as home minister and personal physician, were also granted jagirs by the Maharaja.[65]
Every year, while at Amritsar, Ranjit Singh visited shrines of holy people of other faiths, including several Muslim saints, which did not offend even the most religious Sikhs of his administration.[66]
As relayed by Fakir Nuruddin, orders were issued to treat people of all faith groups, occupations,
One of Ranjit Singh's first acts after the 1799 capture of Lahore was to revive the offices of the hereditary Qazis and Muftis which had been prevalent in Mughal times.[70] Kazi Nizamuddin was appointed to decide marital issues among Muslims, while Muftis Mohammad Shahpuri and Sadulla Chishti were entrusted with powers to draw up title-deeds relating to transfers of immovable property.[70] The old mohalladari[definition needed] system was reintroduced with each mahallah, or neighborhood subdivision, placed under the charge of one of its members. The office of Kotwal, or prefect of police, was conferred upon a Muslim, Imam Bakhsh.[70]
Generals were also drawn from a variety of communities, along with prominent Sikh generals like
The appointment of key posts in public offices was based on merit and loyalty, regardless of the social group or religion of the appointees, both in and around the court, and in higher as well as lower posts. Key posts in the civil and military administration were held by members of communities from all over the empire and beyond, including Sikhs, Muslims, Khatris, Brahmins, Dogras, Rajputs, Pashtuns, Europeans, and Americans, among others,
Muslims in prominent positions included the Fakir brothers, Kazi Nizamuddin, and Mufti Muhammad Shah, among others. Among the top-ranking Muslim officers there were two ministers, one governor and several district officers; there were 41 high-ranking Muslim officers in the army, including two generals and several colonels,[71] and 92 Muslims were senior officers in the police, judiciary, legal department and supply and store departments.[71] In artillery, Muslims represented over 50% of the numbers while the cavalry had some 10% Muslims from among the troopers.[73]
Thus, the government was run by an elite corps drawn from many communities, giving the empire the character of a secular system of government, even when built on theocratic foundations.[74]
A ban on cow slaughter, which can be related to Hindu sentiments, was universally imposed in the empire.[75][76] Ranjit Singh also donated large amounts of gold for the plating of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple's dome.[77][78]
The Sikhs attempted not to offend the prejudices of Muslims, noted Baron von
In 1839, a major pogrom, called the
Christian missionaries had been active in the Punjab even prior to the dissolution of the empire in 1849.[93]
Administration
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The empire was divided into various provinces (known as Subas), them namely being:[48]
No. | Name | Estimated population (1838) | Major population centre |
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1. | Lahore Suba | 1,900,000 | Lahore |
2. | Multan Suba | 750,000 | Multan |
3. | Peshawar Suba | 550,000 | Peshawar |
4. | Derajat Suba | 600,000 | Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan |
5. | Jammu and Hill States Suba | 1,100,000 | Srinagar |
Demography
The population of the Sikh empire during the time of Ranjit Singh's rule was estimated to be around 12 million people.[7] There were 8.4 million Muslims, 2.88 million Hindus and 722,000 Sikhs.[94]
The religious demography of the empire is estimated to have been just over 10%[95] to 12%[96] Sikh, 80% Muslim,[95] and just under 10% Hindu.[95] Surjit Hans gave different numbers by retrospectively projecting the 1881 census, putting Muslims at 51%, Hindus at 40% and Sikhs at around 8%, the remaining 1% being Europeans.[97] The population was 3.5 million in 1831, according to Amarinder Singh's The Last Sunset: The Rise and Fall of the Lahore Durbar.[98] Hans Herrli in The Coins of the Sikhs estimated the total population of the empire to be around 5.35 million during 1838.[48]
An estimated 90% of the Sikh population at the time, and more than half of the total population, was concentrated in the upper Bari, Jalandhar, and upper Rachna Doabs, and in the areas of their greatest concentration formed about one third of the population in the 1830s; half of the Sikh population of this core region was in the area covered by the later districts of Lahore and Amritsar.[96]
Economy
Revenue
Sr | Particulars | Revenue in Rupees | |
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1 | Land Revenue | ||
1.a | Tributary States | 5,65,000 | |
1.b | Farms | 1,79,85,000 | |
1.c | Eleemosynary | 20,00,000 | |
1.d | Jaghirs | 95,25,000 | |
2 | Customs | 24,00,000 | |
Total | 3,24,75,000 |
Land revenue was the main source of income, accounting for about 70% of the state's income. Besides this, the other sources of income were customs, excises and monopolies.[100]
Decline
After Ranjit Singh's death in 1839, the empire was severely weakened by internal divisions and political mismanagement. This opportunity was used by the
The
The reasons for the withdrawal of the Sikhs from Ferozeshah are contentious. Some believe that it was treachery of the non-Sikh high command of their own army which led to them marching away from a British force in a precarious and battered state. Others believe that a tactical withdrawal was the best policy.[citation needed]
The Sikh empire was finally dissolved at the end of the
Timeline
- 1699: Formation of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh.
- 1710–1716: Banda Singh defeats the Mughals and declares Khalsarule.
- 1716–1738: Turbulence, no real ruler; Mughals take back the control for two decades but Sikhs engage in guerrilla warfare
- 1733–1735: The Khalsa accepts, only to reject, the confederal status given by the Mughals.
- 1748–1757: Afghan invasion of Ahmad Shah Durrani
- 1761–1767: Recapture of Punjab region by Afghan in Third Battle of Panipat
- 1763–1774: Charat Singh Sukerchakia, Misldar of misl, establishes himself in Gujranwala.
- 1764–1783: Baba Baghel Singh, Misldar of Singh Krora Misl, imposes taxes on the Mughals.
- 1783: Sikh capture of Delhi and the Red Fort from the Mughals
- 1773: Ahmad Shah Durrani dies and his son Timur Shah launches several invasions into Punjab.
- 1774–1790: misl.in 1846.
- 1790–1801: misl.
- 1799, formation of the Sikh Khalsa Army
- 12 April 1801 (coronation) – 27 June 1839: reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
- March 1809 – August 1809: Nepal–Sikh War
- 20 February 1810: Siege of Multan (1810)
- 1 June 1813: Ranjit Singh is given the Kohinoor Diamond.
- 13 July 1813: Battle of Attock, the Sikh Empire's first significant victory over the Durrani Empire.
- March – 2 June 1818: Battle of Multan, the 2nd battle in the Afghan–Sikh wars.
- 3 July 1819: First Anglo-Sikh War
- 14 March 1823: Battle of Nowshera
- 30 April 1837: Battle of Jamrud
- 27 June 1839 – 5 November 1840: Reign of Maharaja Kharak Singh
- 5 November 1840 – 18 January 1841: Chand Kaur is briefly Regent
- 18 January 1841 – 15 September 1843: Reign of Maharaja Sher Singh
- May 1841 – August 1842: Sino-Sikh war
- 15 September 1843 – 31 March 1849: Reign of Maharaja Duleep Singh
- 1845–1846: First Anglo-Sikh War
- 1848–1849: Second Anglo-Sikh War
List of rulers
S. No. | Name | Portrait | Birth and death | Reign | Note | ||||
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1 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh | 13 November 1780 (Gujranwala) | 27 June 1839 (Lahore) | 12 April 1801 | 27 June 1839 | 38 years, 76 days | The first Sikh ruler | Stroke | |
2 | Maharaja Kharak Singh | 22 February 1801 (Lahore) | 5 November 1840 (Lahore) | 27 June 1839 | 8 October 1839 | 103 days | Son of Ranjit Singh | Poisoning | |
3 | Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh | 11 February 1820 (Lahore) | 6 November 1840 (Lahore) | 8 October 1839 | 6 November 1840 | 1 year, 29 days | Son of Kharak Singh | Assassinated | |
4 | Maharani Chand Kaur |
1802 (Fatehgarh Churian) | 11 June 1842 (Lahore) | 6 November 1840 | 18 January 1841 | 73 days | Wife of Kharak Singh and the only female ruler of Sikh Empire | Abdicated | |
5 | Maharaja Sher Singh | 4 December 1807 (Batala) | 15 September 1843 (Lahore) | 18 January 1841 | 15 September 1843 | 2 years, 240 days | Son of Ranjit Singh | Assassinated | |
6 | Maharaja Duleep Singh | 6 September 1838 (Lahore) | 22 October 1893 (Paris) | 15 September 1843 | 29 March 1849 | 5 years, 195 days | Son of Ranjit Singh | Exiled | |
7 | Maharani Jind Kaur (regent; nominal) |
1817 (Gujranwala) | 1 August 1863 (Kensington) | 15 September 1843 | 29 March 1849 | 5 years, 195 days | Wife of Ranjit Singh | Exiled |
Family tree
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Gallery
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Ranjit Singh, c. 1830.[103]
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Ranjit Singh listening toGolden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
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Sikh warrior helmet with butted mail neckguard, 1820–1840, iron overlaid with gold with mail neckguard of iron and brass
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A letter sent from the King of France, Louis-Philippe to Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Ranjit Singh is addressed as “Rendjit Sing Bahador – Padichah du Pendjab”. 27 October 1835
See also
- History of Punjab
- History of Pakistan
- History of India
- Kapurthala State
- Mughal Empire
- Sikh Khalsa Army
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In addition to the masjid's use as a site for military storage, stables for the cavalry horses, and barracks for soldiers, parts of it were also used as storage for powder magazines.
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Jews first arrived in Rawalpindi's Babu Mohallah neighbourhood from Mashhad, Persia in 1839, in order to flee from anti-Jewish laws instituted by the Qajar dynasty.
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Further reading
- ISBN 978-1316025338. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- Volume 2: Evolution of Sikh Confederacies (1708–1769), By Hari Ram Gupta. (Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. 1999, ISBN 81-215-0540-2, 383 pages, illustrated)
- The Sikh Army (1799–1849) (Men-at-arms), By Ian Heath. (2005, ISBN 1-84176-777-8)
- The Heritage of the Sikhs By Harbans Singh. (1994, ISBN 81-7304-064-8).
- Sikh Domination of the Mughal Empire. (2000, 2nd ed. ISBN 81-215-0213-6)
- The Sikh Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of Sikh Misls. (2001, revised ed. ISBN 81-215-0165-2)
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lord of the Five Rivers, By Jean-Marie Lafont. (Oxford University Press. 2002, ISBN 0-19-566111-7)
- History of Panjab, By L. M. Joshi and Fauja Singh [ISBN missing]
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his Times, By Bhagat Singh. (Sehgal Publishers Service. 1990, ISBN 81-85477-01-9)
- Ranjit Singh – monarch mystique, By V. Nalwa. (Hari Singh Nalwa Foundation Trust. 2022, ISBN 978-81-910526-1-9)