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Maharaja Ranjit Singh was asked why he has no throne

"My sword" he said, "procures me all the distinction I desire"

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The Golden Temple by Kanwal P. Singh, 1973

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It was restored and opened up again to the public in 2016

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Congregation around the Baradari inside the complex of Gurdwara Tapiana Sahib, Khadoor Sahib c. late 19th/early 20th Century

In tradition this Baradari is said to have been constructed by Guru Angad and was used by him to address the local sangat

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Punjab High Court, c. 1951-55

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Wheat harvesting in Punjab, 1982

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New York City, 2003

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Quoted from Journal of a Cavalry Officer: Including the Memorable Sikh Campaign of 1845-1846

Photograph of Ranjit Singh's Tomb c. 1870-73

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"The Sikh soldiery used to assemble in groups round the tomb of Runjeet Singh, vowing to defend with their lives all that belonged to the commonwealth of Govind

- that they would never suffer the kingdom of Lahore to be occupied by the British strangers"

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The durbar of the young Maharaja Rajinder Singh of Patiala, c. 1870s

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Sri Harmandir Sahib, 1961

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Princess Bamba Sofia Jindan Duleep Singh

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Jagatjit Singh Maharaja of Kapurthala, 1903

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Bellingham, Washington c. 1910

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"Bhowlie - A Well in the Punjab" c. 1858-61

One of the earliest photographs ever taken of the Punjab countryside

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Group portrait of six Sikh soldiers, each of them wearing a turban that is adorned with chakrams or war-quoits and holding a rifle, 1873

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Maharajah Hira Singh of Nabha (reg. 1871-1911) seated with Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, 1903

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Harmandir Sahib, 1985

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Punjab, 1973

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Nabha c. 1930s