Maharaja Ranjit Singh Voted the Greatest Leader in World History
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire, has been named the “Greatest Leader of All Time” in a poll conducted by BBC World Histories Magazine.He was nominated for forging a modern empire of tolerance.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Ranjit Singh was born in Gujranwala just north of Lahore in November 1780.
- The name Ranjit, meaning ‘victor in battle’, was given to him as a child to commemorate his father’s victory over a regional rival.
- When his father died in 1792, he became the head of the Sukerchakia Misl, at the ripe age of 12 years. Subsequently, with ....
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