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6 days ago · Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), [4] popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye.
6 days ago · Ranjit Singh, founder and maharaja (1801–39) of the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab. After becoming preeminent among the clans of the Sikh confederacy, he captured Lahore in 1799 and expanded his dominion across the Punjab.
17 hours ago · Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s statue at Lahore Fort had historical significance and served as a memorial for his almost 40-year-long rule over Punjab from Lahore Fort. Now by shifting the statue to a Gurudwara, Pakistan has undone its own effort to tell the unbiased history of Lahore Fort and secular nature of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s kingdom to the upcoming generations.
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1 day ago · Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the most powerful Sikh administrator. He established the Sikh Empire by ending the rule of Islam from Kashmir and the northwestern provinces. Due to their military superiority, the British gradually occupied India but it was difficult to rule India on the basis of military power.
2 days ago · The nine-foot-tall bronze statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was first installed at the Lahore Fort near his 'samadhi' in 2019. It was vandalised twice by members of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
6 days ago · Last week, Pakistan issued 509 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to attend Maharaja Ranjeet Singh's death anniversary. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was born on November 13, 1780, in Budrukhan, or Gujranwala [now in Pakistan], and died on June 27, 1839, in Lahore [now in Pakistan].
1 day ago · The Fakir brothers were trusted personal advisors and assistants as well as close friends to Ranjit Singh, particularly Fakir Azizuddin, who would serve in the positions of foreign minister of the empire and translator for the maharaja, and played important roles in such important events as the negotiations with the British, during which he ...
