Ranjit Singh
First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1780β1839)
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Ranjit Singh, popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye. He fought his first battle alongside his father at age 10. After his father died, he fought several wars to expel the Afghans in his teenage years and was proclaimed as the "Maharaja of Punjab" at age 21. His empire grew in the Punjab region under his leadership through 1839.
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Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh sentenced to life imprisonment in Sevadar Ranjit murder caseThe special CBI court has sentenced 5 convicts, including Ram Rahim, to life imprisonment in the murder of Ranjit Singh.DNA - Published | |
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Seventh generation descendent of Maharaja Ranjit Singh writes to ImranIndiaTimes - Published | |
Maharaja Ranjit Singhβs Lahore statue vandalised againA man associated with an extremist religious group was arrested in Lahore on Tuesday for vandalising the statue of Sikh leader Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore Fort.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Sikh jatha denied permission to visit Pakistan to mark death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh: SGPCA group of Sikh pilgrims, also known as 'jatha', has been denied permission by Pakistan to visit the country to mark the death anniversary of 19th-century Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh citing the..IndiaTimes - Published |
