Maharaja Ranjit Singh

  • 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. When his father died in 1792, he became the head of the SukerchakiaMisl, at the ripe age of 12 years. Subsequently, with his rise he began to be called the ‘Lion of Punjab’.
  • He was a strong and courageous soldier, an efficient ....
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