“When they take up a musket in hand at the time of battle, they come to the field fiercely springing and roaring like lions and immediately split many a chest and make the blood of many others spill in the dust. You may say that this musket was invented by these dogs (Sikhs). Though guns are possessed in large numbers by others, yet nobody knows them better. These bad-tempered people discharge hundreds of bullets on the enemy on the right and left and in front and on the back. If you disbelieve in what I say, enquire from the brave warriors who will tell you more than what I have said and would have nothing but praise for their art of war. The witnesses of my statement are those thirsty thousand heroes who fought with them.” ~ Qazi Noor Mohammed, 1765 The period between the 17 th and 18 th century was a period of great mayhem and depression in North India. The area was ruled by Moslem rulers and they created lot of problems and difficulties for the Hindu...