File:Mural_depicting_Akali_Phula_Singh_atop_an_elephant_with_Sikh_troops_engaging_an_enemy.webp
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DescriptionMural depicting Akali Phula Singh atop an elephant with Sikh troops engaging an enemy.webp |
English: Mural depicting Akali Phula Singh atop an elephant with Sikh troops engaging an enemy. Claimed to date from the Sikh Empire-era. "Fresco in Jammu (reproduced by @kashihousecic ) depicting Akāli Phula Singh and his Akāli-Nihang warriors giving a last stand to Afghan Ghazi warriors in his final battle [Battle of Nowshera]." (@yungbhujang description)
Published in 'Warrior Saints: Four Centuries of Sikh Military History' (Volume 1) on page 83. Description from the book on the fresco: "40. Vanguard of the Khalsa Raj. Fresco, Raja Suchet Singh's palace, Ramnagar, Udhampur, Jammu, mid 19th century. Photography courtesy of Nick Fleming" A black-&-white photograph of the entire fresco can be viewed at: https://puratansikhism.quora.com/Puratan-Kshatriya-Khalsa-Traditions A colour photograph of most of the fresco can be viewed at: [1] |
Date | early half to middle of 19th century |
Source |
1) https://www.reddit.com/r/Sikh/comments/10cp2le/could_any_one_assume_in_which_period_this_movie/j4ns7nv/ (initial upload) 2) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmOUtIchKRX/?hl=en (re-upload) |
Author | Unknown authorUnknown author |
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current | 19:14, 5 August 2023 | 1,831 × 1,654 (962 KB) | MaplesyrupSushi | higher resolution, from: https://www.amazon.ca/Warrior-Saints-Centuries-Military-History/dp/0956016855/ | |
10:18, 21 January 2023 | 800 × 722 (1,007 KB) | MaplesyrupSushi | full artwork, from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BmOUtIchKRX/?hl=en | ||
00:39, 18 January 2023 | 1,392 × 1,278 (197 KB) | MaplesyrupSushi | Uploaded a work by Unknown from https://www.reddit.com/r/Sikh/comments/10cp2le/could_any_one_assume_in_which_period_this_movie/j4ns7nv/ with UploadWizard |