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'''Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839)''' inherited one of the Sikh territories and conquered the others to become the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. Known as the Lion of the Punjab, he fought the Afghans and the Pashtuns to extend control over [[Peshawar]] and [[Multan]] and he seized [[Kashmir]]. As ruler of the [[Punjab]] he was an ally of the British and facilitated their advance into [[Afghanistan]] in the [[1st Afghan War]]. After his death the empire began to crumble. It was defeated in the [[1st Sikh War]] and finally annexed by the British following the [[2nd Sikh War]].
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/390/mode/1up Ranjit Singh] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjit_Singh Ranjit Singh] Wikipedia<br />
[http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/warriors/ranjit.html Maharaja Ranjit Singh] www.sikh-history.com<br />
[[Category:Indian Military commanders|Ranjit Singh]]
[[Category:People|Ranjit Singh]]
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/390/mode/1up Ranjit Singh] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjit_Singh Ranjit Singh] Wikipedia<br />
[http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/warriors/ranjit.html Maharaja Ranjit Singh] www.sikh-history.com<br />
[[Category:Indian Military commanders|Ranjit Singh]]
[[Category:People|Ranjit Singh]]
