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Akali Phula Singh

Afghan Sikh Relations: The Graveyard of Empires with a Twist

By Gurinder Singh Mann, 18/08/2021 On Monday 16th August as the Taliban had taken over Kabul, last in the line of cities to fall, the USA president addressed the word citing Afghanistan as the graveyard of Empires. There is no consensus on who coined the phrase but the title alludes to the country due to failed campaigns by Russia, the British and other powers. The Sikhs in history woul...
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A Sikh empire in Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)

Tomb of Akali Phula Singh Bobby Singh Bansal on the solid legacy left by the Sikhs in north-western Pakistan: fortifications. Not much is known on Pakhtunkhwa’s Sikh heritage and my research sheds some light on the undiscovered structures that were built by the charismatic Sikh officer General Hari Singh Nalwa, a staunch commander of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore during the 19th century. T...
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Amritsar: Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s statue to be installed at Malika Da Butt

Statues of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, Akali Phula Singh and Hari Singh Nalwa to be installed. The Malika Da Butt roundabout, close to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, will soon have a statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh – the famed Punjab ruler whose kingdom was annexed by the British soon after his death in 1839. The roundabout once had the statue of Queen Victoria of England but was removed nearly 30...
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