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Punjab Army (or sometimes called the army of Lahore) was the military force of the Sikh Empire responsible for land defense from 1801-1849. ==Background== The military strength consisted fully of professional soldiers. The army was divided into six main military divisions: Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Medical, Engineering and logistical support. The regular military force was backed up and supported by a further 52,000 well-trained and equipped professional-grade irregulars. In addition, a large reservoir of feudal and militia forces was available. Artillery division in 1838 had 188 heavy artillery guns.〔Major Pearse, Hugh; ''Ranjit Singh and his white officers''〕〔The Heritage of the Sikhs By Harbans Singh. ''(Date:1994, ISBN 81-7304-064-8)〕 The army at the time was regarded as the premier fighting force of Asia.〔()〕 The Sikh Army was strongly Punjabi with a predominantly Sikh cadre 〔http://britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/moodkee.htm〕 but also had a significant multi-religious component made up from other parts of the Punjabi people: different religious backgrounds: Muslim, Hindu and different tribal backgrounds: Pashtuns, Dogras, Khatris, Jatts, Ramgarhias, Nepalis and European mercenaries. A promotion to a higher military rank was based on military skill, not hereditary background, so was a classic meritocracy. Sikhs formed the bulk of the Sikh Empire's army. The Cavalry was divided into three divisions: * Regular Cavalry * Ghorchara Fauj Cavalry * Jagirdari Cavalry 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Punjab Army」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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