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May 9
1/ What does the Bank of England have to do with the Sikh Empire?

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2/ Well the following small extract from Joseph Wolff's 1861 work, Travels and adventures of the Rev. Joseph Wolff, page 372, highlights that the Bank of England was useful, to say the least, in the transition of wealth from the Sikh Empire.
3/ "But Wolff will here, at once, finish the history of Avitabile.
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May 2, 2023
1/ What does the Bank of England have to do with the Sikh Empire?

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2/ Well the following small extract from Joseph Wolff's 1861 work, Travels and adventures of the Rev. Joseph Wolff, page 372, highlights that the Bank of England was useful, to say the least, in the transition of wealth from the Sikh Empire.
3/ "But Wolff will here, at once, finish the history of Avitabile.
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Apr 30, 2023
"The Sikh force which had lately assembled in Sirhind had broke up and dispersed; according to the latest accounts, and every appearance in the Punjab gave the assurance of permanent tranquility in that country." ImageImage
The Tour to Lahore, by a Military Officer, and in course of publication in the Mirror, has disclosed many valuable facts and interesting particulars respecting the people and countries of the Punjab, which heretofore were known to very few of our Readers.
In that part of the Tour which appears in this days paper, some striking traits are presented of the Character of Runjeit Singh, the Rajah of Lahore, recently better known to the English, as the principal Chieftain of the Sikhs."
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Dec 19, 2022
🥜 Meet the Peanut Prince of #Argentina

The earliest immigrants came from Ludhiana to Argentina in the 1930s to work in the British sugar mills.

But Simmarpal Singh, or Argentina's 'Peanut Prince,' as he is known around the world, arrived in Argentina in 2005. #Thread 1/16
Before this he had attended St Xavier’s School in Durgapur, graduated from Guru Nana Dev University, Amritsar with a BSC in Agriculture Sciences and then went on to obtain an MBA from the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). 2/16
After some time following different career paths, he joined Singapore-based Olam International and worked in Mozambique before moving to Argentina where he worked for over a decade. 3/16
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Dec 18, 2022
As today is the #WorldCupFinal I thought I'd share this create clip of Mr. Singh purchasing a copy of the Evening Standard back at the 1966 #WorldCupFinal held in #England
You can see it about 16 seconds in on the replay here -

England v West Germany | 1966 FIFA World Cup Final | Final Replay '66
All credit to 'officialkasil' on Instagram who commented about this under a post about 'Sikh History at the World Cup'
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Dec 17, 2022
"One of Sada Kaur’s goals was to punish Jassa Singh Ramgharia, who had neglected to divide revenue with Jai Singh Kanhaiya and who she blamed for the death of her husband. /1 Image
In 1796, she and Ranjit Singh besieged the Ramgharia misldar in his fort of Miani situated on the banks of the river Beas. /2
The siege lasted four months at which point Jassa Singh Ramgharia, running short of munitions and provisions, sent a messenger to Sahib Singh Bedi (a descendant of Guru Nanak) to seek his intervention. Sahib Singh advised them to raise the siege but Sada Kaur refused. /3
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