Illustrations

Aerial view of Anandpur

The Akal Takht. Watercolour by William Simpson, 1860

The panjpiyare during the annual festival of Hola Mohalla, Anandpur

Nihangs, the traditional Sikh warriors, show their fighting skills during Hola Mohalla

Maharaja Ranjit Singh listening to a recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib in Amritsar. Oil painting by August Schoefft, c. 1850

Ranjit Singh’s favourite horse, Laili. Lithograph by Emily Eden, c. 1838

The Court of Lahore. Oil painting by August Schoefft, c. 1850–55

Detail from Schoefft’s The Court of Lahore, showing Ranjit Singh with members of his family and court

Sher Singh, a son of Ranjit Singh, setting off on a hunt. Lithograph by Prince Alexei Soltykoff, 1842

Men of the 47th Sikhs in the Victory Parade on The Mall, London, in 1918

Sikh pilot of the Indian Air Force with his Mirage 2000 bi-sonic fighter

Men of the 1st Patiala Infantry cross the 11,000-foot Zoji La in the liberation of Ladakh, November 1948; Major Daljit Singh and the war artist Serbjeet Singh in the foreground

The author and publisher are grateful to the following for the illustrations reproduced in this book: Plates 1, 3, 4, Deidi von Schaewen; 2, V&A Picture Library; 5, 7, 8, Lahore Fort; 6, 9, Hotel Imperial, New Delhi; 10, 5th Battalion, Sikh Regiment; 11, Pushpindar Singh; 12, Serbjeet Singh.