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Royal treasures 4 Coins & honours 4 Life at the court 4 Seals & authority 4 The frontier 4 People of the empire 10 Fracture & memory 4 The five story portraits 5

Royal treasures

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01Golden Throne of LahoreSeat of the Lion Court↗02Koh-i-Noor ArmletA jewel, a kingdom, a contested legacy↗03Sarpech of the Sovereign CourtPlume of royal bearing↗04Sword of Akal SahaiSteel under the Timeless One↗

Coins & honours

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01Gold Mohur of LahoreTreasury Coins · Gold, faith and sovereignty↗02Kaukab-i-Iqbal-i-PunjabTreasury Honours · The auspicious star of Punjab↗03Khalsa Copper PaisaTreasury Coins · A kingdom in everyday hands↗04Nanakshahi RupeeTreasury Coins · Authority in the Gurus’ names↗

Life at the court

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01Council of EmpireCourt Life · The decisions behind the splendour↗02The Lahore DarbarCourt Life · Ceremony as a language of power↗03Mehfil of Moran SarkarCourt Life · Music, memory and a remarkable woman↗04Review of the KhalsaCourt Life · Discipline on display↗

Seals & authority

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01Akal Sahai SignetFounders’ Seals · A message pressed into memory↗02Mohr of Khalsa SarkarFounders’ Seals · The mark of collective authority↗03Royal Seal of Maharaja Ranjit SinghFounders’ Seals · A ruler’s name, a lasting impression↗04Seal of the Lahore DarbarFounders’ Seals · Messages beyond the palace↗

The frontier

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01Frontier Matchlock of the KhalsaFrontier Defenders · Craftsmanship in steel and wood↗02Helm of the Khyber MarchFrontier Defenders · Protection shaped by identity↗03Jamrud War StandardFrontier Defenders · A banner at the western gate↗04Shield of Hari Singh NalwaFrontier Defenders · Remembering the frontier commander↗

People of the empire

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01Maharaja Ranjit SinghFounders’ Edition · The Lion of Punjab↗02Maharani Jind KaurFounders’ Edition · Regent of a kingdom in crisis↗03Akali Phula SinghFounders’ Edition · Faith, courage and independent authority↗04Fakir Azizuddin — Scholar EditionTreasury Rare · A physician at the heart of the court↗05Fakir Azizuddin — Statesman EditionTreasury Rare · The art of negotiation↗06Hari Singh Nalwa — Founders’ EditionFounders’ Edition · Commander of the frontier↗07Hari Singh Nalwa — Treasury RareTreasury Rare · Beyond the battlefield↗08Raja Dhian Singh DograTreasury Rare · Influence at the centre of power↗09Lehna Singh MajithiaTreasury Rare · The court’s inventive mind↗10Moran SarkarTreasury Rare · A life within Lahore’s cultural memory↗

Fracture & memory

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01Broken Seal of the KhalsaFracture & Memory · Authority in fragments↗02The Departing Koh-i-NoorFracture & Memory · A jewel taken from a kingdom↗03Last Light of LahoreFracture & Memory · What an empty throne remembers↗04Letter from ExileFracture & Memory · A voice beyond Lahore↗

The five story portraits

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01Sada KaurStrategist. Leader. Kingmaker. · 1799 · The alliance↗02Maharaja Ranjit SinghBuilder of the Sikh Empire. · 1801–1839 · The kingdom↗03Fakir AzizuddinDiplomat. Advisor. Bridge between worlds. · 1809–1831 · The negotiations↗04Hari Singh NalwaCommander of the frontier. · 1820–1837 · The frontier↗05Maharani Jind Kaur & Duleep SinghLegacy. Loss. Memory. · 1843–1863 · The aftermath↗

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