This article presents a list of pre-colonial Sikh generals throughout history from the Akal Sena to the Sikh Khalsa Army.
Akal Sena
This is a list of generals from the period of the Akal Sena.
Guru Hargobind's generals
Baba Gurditta
Tyag Mal
Baba Praga
Bhai Bidhi Chand
Bhai Singha Purohit
Bhai Parasram
Bhai Lakhi Das
Bhai Jati Mall/Malik Purohit
Rai Jodh
Rai Mandan Rathore
Rai Ballu
Bhai Jattu Das
Bhai Saktu
Bhai Nanu
Bhai Banno
Bhai Kalyana
Bhai Peda Das
Bhai Mukand Ram
Bhai Pirana
Bhai Jagannath
Bhai Desa
Bhai Mohan
Bhai Mokal
Bhai Mehar Chand
Bhai Kirat Bhatt
Bhai Mathura Bhatt
Bhai Balu Bhatt
Bhai Sona Bhatt
Bhai Sohela Bhatt
Bhai Sukha Bhatt
Bhai Fateh Chand Bhatt
Bhai Amiya Bhatt
Guru Har Rai's generals
Bhai Amar Chand
Bhai Gaura
Bhai Lakhi Das
Bhai Jati Malik Purohit
Khalsa Fauj
This is a list of generals from the period of the Khalsa Fauj.
Guru Gobind Singh's generals
Bhai Daya Singh
Bhai Mokham Singh
Bhai Sahib Singh
Bhai Himmat Singh
Bhai Dharam Singh
Sahibzada Ajit Singh
Sahibzada Jujhar Singh
Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Palit
Bhai Daya Singh Purohit
Bhai Jati Malik
Bhai Lal Singh
Bhai Kirpa Singh
Bhai Sanmukh Singh
Bhai Jiwan Singh
Bhai Tehil Singh
Bhai Fateh Singh
Bhai Ishar Singh
Bhai Ram Singh
Bhai Deva Singh
Bhai Udai Singh
Bhai Nahar Singh
Bhai Sher Singh
Bhai Bachittar Singh
Bhai Mani Singh
Bhai Mahan Singh
Bibi Bhag Kaur
Bibi Deep Kaur
Peer Buddhan Shah
Jarnail Kale Khan
Dal Khalsa
This is a list of generals from the period of the Dal Khalsa under the Sikh Confederacy. Bhai Bota Singh Bhai Garja Singh Bhai Mehtab Singh Bhai Sukha Singh Mata Sahib Kaur Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Jathedar Binod Singh Jathedar Darbara Singh Pandit Ran Singh Pada Sultan-Al-Quam Nawab Kapur Singh Khushal Singh Budh Singh Bhuma Singh Dhillon Hari Singh Dhillon Gulab Singh Khatri Sahib Singh Sultan-Al-Quam Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Bhag Singh Ahluwalia Jassa Singh Ramgharia Jodh Singh Ramgharia Charat Singh Sukherchakia Maha Singh Sukerchakia Jai Singh Kanhaiya Raja Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya Rani Sada Kaur Phul Singh Sidhu Gulab Singh Rathore Dallevala Tara Singh Ghaiba Heera Singh Sandhu Ran Singh Nakai Karmo Kaur Karora Singh Sangat Singh Mohar Singh Bhai Sudha Singh Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Shaheed Karam Singh Gurbax Singh Baghel Singh Misr Chhajju Mall Chaudhuri (Kanhaiya Katra)
Sikh Khalsa Army
Under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of Punjab, a large variety of soldiers served as generals of the Sikh Khalsa Army. Though many of these generals were Sikhs, many others hailed from a diversity of clans, castes, and regions. Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa Raja Mahan Singh Mirpuri Dewan Mokham Chand Misr Diwan Chand Raja Khushal Singh Jamadar Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra Raja Mulraj Chopra Zorawar Singh Kahluria Raja Tej Singh Raja Lal Singh Raja Gulab Singh Wazir Jawahar Singh Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh Maharaja Kharak Singh Maharaja Sher Singh Mehta Basti Ram Sher Singh Attariwalla Chattar Singh Attariwalla Ranjodh Singh Majithia Jathedar Akali Phula Singh Chandu Lal Malhotra Budh Singh Sandhanwalia Ajit Singh Sandhawalia Raja Fateh Singh Ahluwalia Kahan Singh Nakai Sangat Singh Saini Hukma Singh Chimni Veer Singh Jallaha Jarnail Ghaus Khan Ilahi Bakhsh Fakir Azzizuddin Sultan Mahmud Khan Jean-Baptiste Ventura Alexander Gardner Jean-François Allard Raja Ram Singh Pathania Sardar Kishan Singh Sardar Ram Singh Raja Gurdit Singh Raja Ajit Singh Misr Sukh Raj Misr Tarlok Chand Misr Badrinath Lehna Singh Sandhawalia Diwan Khan Chand Kakar Mazhar Ali Muhammad Khan Zufar Naziruddin Illahi Mian Ghausa Imam Ali Shah Claude Augustus Courte Pablo Di Avitable Oms Joshiah Harlan Honignberger Henry Steinbach Charles Van Cordant Arjan Singh Ranghar Karam Singh Ranghar Jawala Singh Padhania Mit Singh Padhania Gurmukh Singh Lamba Gulab Singh Pahuwindia Desa Singh Majithia Dal Singh Bharania Diwan Singh Mann Fateh Singh Mann Mehtab Singh Bhinder Joga Singh Badesha