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Realm · 1762–1806

Sikh Confederacy

Sikh Confederacy appears on the map from 1762 to 1806. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1772, it covered about 63,122 km².

One of the realms of Sikh Empire. The Sikh faith, founded by Guru Nanak in Punjab around 1500, was forged into a martial brotherhood, the Khalsa, by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. As Mughal power collapsed in the 18th century, Sikh bands fought both the Mughals and Afghan invaders and divided Punjab among a dozen confederacies called misls.

See Sikh Confederacy on the map in 1772

Reference map: Detail of a depiction of a Misl-era Sikh cavalry warrior from a map of the Lahore Subah commissioned by Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil, ca.1770
Reference map: Detail of a depiction of a Misl-era Sikh cavalry warrior from a map of the Lahore Subah commissioned by Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil, ca.1770 Unknown artist. Commissioned by Jean Baptiste Joseph Gentil. · Public domain
On the map
1762–1806
Greatest extent
1772, about 63,122 km²
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Wikipedia: Misl · Wikidata Q2578028

Territory through time

YearsArea drawn
176263,071 km²
1769–177163,071 km²
1772–179863,122 km²
179960,312 km²
1800–18025,631 km²
1803–18053,082 km²
18063,082 km²

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