Image: Ramgarhia and Sukarchakia Misls hold a diplomatic meeting

Description: Ramgarhia and Sukarchakia [alt. spelt as 'Sukerchakia'] Misls. Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, Bir Singh and Jodh Singh on left. Maha Singh (father of Maharaja Ranjit Singh) with checked blanket covering chest on the right, in centre. (Warrior Saints. Madra & Singh 2013). Painted in either 1760 or 1780. Pahari Sikh from workshop of Purkhu of Kangra. A claim was made at the following URL that this artwork may also depict Lehna Singh Kahlon of the Bhangi Misl and his son, Chet, see the following link: https://bhangimisl.blogspot.com/2022/04/another-portrait-of-sardar-lehna-singh.html Another claim was made that the child on the right-side may be a young Ranjit Singh, which means this painting was completed in the late 18th century (between 1780–1792 as Ranjit Singh was born in 1780 and Maha Singh died in 1792, dating based on accepting the validity of claims that both are depicted together in this painting). URL for that claim: https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianHistory/comments/s8cudk/sikh_misl_sardars_meeting_to_discuss_thier_future/htfp37k/ More information (from: [1]): Assembly of Sikhs and Sansar Chand of Kangra Attributed to: Purkhu Indian, Pahari about 1780 Object Place: Kangra, India Medium/Technique: Opaque watercolor on paper Dimensions: Overall: 29 x 21.5 cm (11 7/16 x 8 7/16 in.) Credit Line: Ross-Coomaraswamy Collection Accession Number: 17.2708 NOT ON VIEW Collections: Asia Classifications: Paintings Provenance: By 1916, purchased by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947); 1917, sold by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1917, given by Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1917)
Title: Ramgarhia and Sukarchakia Misls hold a diplomatic meeting
Credit: Warrior Saints (Madra & Singh, 2013), image taken from: https://twitter.com/moomjamma/status/1094816963006730240
Author: Purkhu of Kangra
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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