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Ranjit Singh
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First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1780–1839)
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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Key facts
- Reign
- 12 April 1801 – 27 June 1839
- Investiture
- 12 April 1801 at Lahore Fort
- Predecessor
- Position established
- Successor
- Kharak Singh
- Wazir
- Khushal Singh Jamadar (1801 – 1818) , Dhian Singh Dogra (1818 – 1839)
- Governor
- List Diwan Moti Ram (1819 – 1820; 1821 – 1826) Hari Singh Nalwa (1820 – 1821) Chuni Lal (1826 – 1827) Diwan Kirpa Ram (1827 – 1831) Bhama Singh Ardali (1831 – 1832) Sher Singh (1832 – 1834) Mihan Singh Kumedan (1834 – 1841) Shaikh Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din (1841 – 1846) Shaikh Imam-ud-Din (1846)
- Born
- Buddh Singh , 13 November 1780 , Haveli of Maharaja Ranjit Singh , Gujranwala, Sukerchakia Misl, Sikh Confederacy (present-day Punjab , Pakistan)
- Died
- 27 June 1839 (1839-06-27) (aged 58), Lahore , Sikh Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
- Burial
- Cremated remains stored in the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh , Lahore
- Spouse
- Mehtab Kaur , Datar Kaur , Jind Kaur , See list for others
- Issue among others
- Kharak Singh , Sher Singh , Duleep Singh
- House
- Sukerchakia
- Dynasty
- Sikh Empire
- Father
- Maha Singh
- Mother
- Raj Kaur
- Religion
- Sikhism
- Signature handprint
- ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ<br id=\"mwJg\"/>رنجیت سنگھ's signature"}'>
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sikh Empire
- Place of birth
- Gujranwala
- Place of death
- Sikh Empire
- Spouse
- Gulbahar Begum
- Child
- Duleep Singh I
- Father
- Maha Singh
- Mother
- Raj Kaur
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- Maharaja
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Religion
- Sikhism
- Image
- Statue of Ranjit Singh in Lahore (Pakistan).jpg
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- Commons category
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab
- date of death
- 1839-06-27
- date of birth
- 1780-11-13
- topic's main category
- Category:Ranjit Singh
- name in native language
- ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ
- place of burial
- Lahore
- cause of death
- cerebrovascular disease
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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