write 10 points on maharaja ranjit singh
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Answer:
15 points
Explanation:
1.He was born on November 13, 1780 and passed away on June 27, 1839.
2.Ranjit Singh first fought in a battle when he was only 10 years old, and at the age of 17, he failed the king of Afghanistan Zaman Shah Durrani's invasion of India.
3.Zaman Shah Durrani was yet again defeated by Ranjit Singh in the Battle of Amritsar (1797), the Battle of Gujarat in the same year and the Battle of Amritsar the next year.
4.As a child, Singh suffered from smallpox which resulted in him losing one of his eyes.
5.Ranjit captured Lahore in the year 1799, which is also considered as the turning point for the Sikh Empire.
6.He was crowned Maharaja in 1801 only at the age of 20.
7.Ranjit Singh had eight sons, but he acknowledged only Kharak Singh and Duleep Singh as his biological sons.
8.Singh started drinking at a very young age as drinking alcohol was considered to be a matter of pride at the time.
9.He had 20 wives. Notables were Rani Mahtab Kaur, Rani Raj Kaur, Ranji Ratan Kaur, Rani Daya Kaur, and Maharani Jind Kaur.
10.The Sikh Empire, now known as Punjab, was a region spanning the border into modern-day People's Republic of China and Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
11.Under his tenure, the Sikh Empire was very secular since it allowed men from different religions as well, to rise to commanding positions of authority.
12.His army even included a few Europeans. However, the British were not allowed to join it as it was believed that they have a very inconsistent nature.
13.In his empire, none of the subjects were discriminated on account of their religion. He never forced Sikhism on non-Sikhs and respected all religions.
14.The golden part of the Golden Temple and even some of the intricate marble work was done under the aid of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
15.The Sikh army was defeated in the first Anglo-Sikh War and under the terms of the Treaty of Lahore and the Treaty of Bhyroval, all major decisions were made by the British East India Company.