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title: Sikh Battle Helmet
author: BrokenSphere
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16826/sikh-battle-helmet/
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updated: 2022-12-14
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# Sikh Battle Helmet

_Authored by BrokenSphere_

## Image File

[![Sikh Battle Helmet](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16826.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16826.png)

## Image Caption

A [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) helmet from the Sikh [empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) dating to the first half of the 19th century. Long obsolete elsewhere, chainmail and armour were still being worn, largely for visual effect, by Sikh cavalry during, for example, the Anglo-Sikh Wars (1845-9) with the British [East India Company](https://www.worldhistory.org/East_India_Company/). The bulge at the top of the helmet is to leave space for the wearer's uncut topknot of hair. (Asian Art Museum, San Francisco)

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[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sikh_helmet_with_chainmail_neck_guard_front_Asian_Art_Museum_SF_1.JPG) by [**BrokenSphere**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sikh_helmet_with_chainmail_neck_guard_front_Asian_Art_Museum_SF_1.JPG). 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: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.