Sikha Shahi
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Sikha-Shahi is used to denote the high-handedness of a ruler. The term originated during the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire[1][2] in Punjab, which stretched from the Kashmir valley[3] to the mouth of the Khyber Pass. About 70 per cent of the subjects of the Sikh ruler were Muslim.[4] Allegedly, during the Sikh period in Lahore, curb to religious freedom and economic suppression were imposed on Muslim subjects.[5] The Sikh rule was dubbed ‘Sikha-Shahi’ by the aggrieved Muslim elite.[6] The phrase now refers to the rule of a monarchy[7] or unfavourable court orders[8] in Pakistan, especially in the Punjab province.[9][10]