Ranjit Singh
Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which came to power in the Punjab from the 16th-19th century. The capital was at Gujranwala, later moved to Lahore. Ranjit Singh first came to fame around the year 1798 when he took advantage of the Durrani Empire turmoil in the Punjab region and captured the city of Lahore expelling the Afghan Muslim army garrison in the city. He then expanded in the Punjab region destroying each and ever Afghan Empire garrison and conquered many cities through his most decorated general, Hari Singh Nalwa. At its height, the Sikh Empire stretched from Jamrud in the west, Amritsar in the east, Multan in the south and Srinagar in the north.[1]
| Ranjit Singh | |
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| Maharaja of Sikh Empire | |
| Predecessor | Ranjit Singh Was the Founder of the Sikh Empire |
| Successor | Kharak Singh |
| Born | 1780 |
| Died | 1839 (aged 58) |
| Religion | Sikhism |
After Ranjit Singh's death, his successors were weak and divided, thus the entire Punjab region fell to the British East India Company, and was conquered by the British Empire later to become part of British Raj.[2]
Ranjit Singh Media
Ranjet Singh's Birth place
Painting of a young Ranjit Singh from the Iqbalnama-i-Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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Maharaja Ranjit Singhcirca 1816–29
- Portrait of a young Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sukerchakia Misl initially and later Sikh Empire.jpg
Portrait of a young Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh on horseback (with black hairs still visible in his beard), circa 1830–1839.jpg
Maharaja Ranjit Singh on horseback (with black hairs still visible in his beard), circa 1830–1839
Maharaja Ranjit Singh's throne, c. 1820–1830, Hafiz Muhammad Multani, now at V & A Museum.
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Coins were issued under the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh with two British officers.jpg
Maharaja Ranjit Singh with two British officers, artist unknown, 19th century, gouache and gold on paper
- Benares- The Golden Temple, India, ca. 1915 (IMP-CSCNWW33-OS14-66).jpg
In 1835, Maharaja Ranjit Singh donated 1 tonne of gold for plating the Kashi Vishwanath Temple's dome.
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References
- ↑ Lafont, Jean Marie (2002). Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Lord of the Five Rivers. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-566111-8.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).