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Josiah Harlan

1799–1871 · 19th century

Josiah Harlan was an American adventurer who travelled to Afghanistan and the Punjab in the early nineteenth century. He was among the foreign officers employed by Ranjit Singh. He is mentioned alongside Allard, Court and Ventura as one of the Europeans and Americans who helped train the army of the Sikh Empire.

Josiah Harlan
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Josiah Harlan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/josiah-harlan
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