Question

Write a short note on Ranjit Singh.

Answer 1

Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780 –1839) was the leader of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He survived smallpoxin infancy but lost sight in his left eye. He fought his first battle alongside his father at age 10. After his father died, he fought several wars to expel the Afghans in his teenage years and was proclaimed as the "Maharaja of Punjab" at age 21.His empire grew in the Punjab region under his leadership through 1839.

Answer 2

Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780 - 1839) ruled the Sikh Empire during the early part of the 19th century. As a child, he lost sight in his left eye due to smallpox. However, this did not stop him from fighting battles alongside his father as a teenager. He was instrumental in ousting the Afghans from his empire and uniting the several Sikh confederacies.

Ranjit Singh was the first Sikh ruler to resist the British invasions and was given the title 'Sher-e-Punjab' or Lion of Punjab. He helped rebuild the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar along with several other Gurudwaras.

He was succeeded by his eldest son, Maharaja Kharak Singh.