Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Ranjit Singh 1780-1839 Sikh Leader


Known as 'the Lion of the Punjab' he seized Lahore and made himself maharajah in 1801. His aim to unite all Sikh territories in India was thwarted by the British. He inflicted many defeats on Afghans and Pathans in the 1820s and 1830s, and jointly with the British invaded Afghanistan in 1838.

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