Describe the struggle of the siks with mughals till the emergence of maharaja ranjit singh
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The Sikh Empire (also Sikh Khalsa Raj or Sarkar-i Khalsa[5]) was a state originating in the Indian subcontinent, formed under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who established a secular empire based in the Punjab.[6] The empire existed from 1799, when Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849 and was forged on the foundations of the Khalsa from a collection of autonomous Sikh misls.[7][8] At its peak in the 19th century, the Empire extended from the Khyber Pass in the west to western Tibet in the east, and from Mithankot in the south to Kashmir in the north. Religiously diverse, with an estimated population of 3.5 million in 1831 (making it the 19th most populous country at the time),[4] it was the last major region of the Indian subcontinent to be annexed by the British.
Sikh Empire
Sarkar-i Khalsa
1799–1849
Flag of Sikh Empire
Flag
Anthem: Deg Tegh Fateh
Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Sikh Empire at its peak in c. 1839
Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Sikh Empire at its peak in c. 1839
Capital
Lahore
Common languages
Persian (court)[1]
Punjabi and its dialects
Dogri
Kashmiri
Pashto
Religion
Sikhism
Government
Monarchy
Maharaja
• 1801–1839
Ranjit Singh
• 1839
Kharak Singh
• 1839–1840
Nau Nihal Singh
• 1840–1841
Chand Kaur
• 1841–1843
Sher Singh
• 1843–1849
Duleep Singh
• 1843–1849
Jind Kaur
(regent)
Wazir
• 1799–1818
Jamadar Khushal Singh[2]
• 1818–1843
Dhian Singh Dogra
• 1843–1844
Hira Singh Dogra
• 14 May 1845 – 21 September 1845
Jawahar Singh Aulakh
• 1845 – 1846
Lal Singh
• 31 January 1846 – 9 March 1846
Gulab Singh[3]
Historical era
Early modern period
• Capture of Lahore by Ranjit Singh
7 July 1799
• End of Second Anglo-Sikh War
29 March 1849
Population
• 1831
3,500,000[4]
Currency
Nanak Shahi Sikke