The sant sipahi (saint-soldier) image came to the fore again during a battle between the British and Maharaja Sher Singh. He took up the sword after delivering a religious sermon to the soldiers.

In the annals of Indian military history, few rulers stand as tall as Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sher-e-Punjab, or "Lion of ...

It was worn as an armband by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, as depicted in many portraits ... Kohinoor by guile – the most prevalent being that Sher e Punjab exchanged his turban with Shah Shuja as ...