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title: Sikh Empire Cannon
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16822/sikh-empire-cannon/
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updated: 2022-12-14
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# Sikh Empire Cannon

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## Image File

[![Sikh Empire Cannon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16822.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16822.png)

## Image Caption

A cannon used by the Sikh [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) during the [First Anglo-Sikh War](https://www.worldhistory.org/First_Anglo-Sikh_War/) (1845-6) against the British [East India Company](https://www.worldhistory.org/East_India_Company/). This example was captured after the [Battle of Ferozeshah](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2130/battle-of-ferozeshah/) in December 1845. The photograph was taken by John [Constantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Constantine/) Stanley in Calcutta (Kolkata), [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2022, December 14). Sikh Empire Cannon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16822/sikh-empire-cannon/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Sikh Empire Cannon." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 14, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16822/sikh-empire-cannon/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Sikh Empire Cannon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Dec 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16822/sikh-empire-cannon/>.

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© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/287682) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/287682). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 December 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.