Ranjit Singh
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Ranjit Singh was a powerful Indian ruler who founded and led the Sikh Empire in the Punjab region during the late 1700s and early 1800s. He is historically significant because he united the Sikhs under his leadership and built one of the last major independent kingdoms in India before British colonial rule took over.
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- 1780-11-13
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- 1839-06-27
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Ranjit Singh (c. 13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and the first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839.
Born to Maha Singh, the leader of the Sukerchakia Misl, Ranjit Singh survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye. At the age of ten, he fought his first battle alongside his father. After Maha Singh died in his early teenage years, Ranjit Singh became leader of the Misl. Ranjit Singh was the most prominent of the Sikh leaders who opposed Zaman Shah, the ruler of Durrani Empire, during his third invasion. After the retreat of Zaman Shah in 1799, he captured Lahore from the Sikh triumvirate which had been ruling the city since 1765. At the age of 21, he was formally crowned at Lahore.