List of historical Sikh generals

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
 * Diwan 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
 * Sham Singh Attariwala
 * 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
 * Sardar 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 Bains
 * 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