Two Impressive Sikh Suits of Armour

These two suits of armour are fine examples from the renowned Lahore workshop. The armours date to the first half of the 19th century. It was at this time that the city served as the capital of the Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh (1801-39), the ‘Lion of the Punjab’, who managed to unite the various Sikh groups (misls) in the Punjab and establishing an empire with its capital and Ranjit Singh’s court at Lahore.