Maharaja ranjit singh biography
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh History
Early Life
Ranjit Singh was born on 13th November 1780 in Gujranwala now in modern day Pakistan, into a Sikh Sansi(nomadic tribe) family.
Maharaja ranjit singh biography
At the time, much of Punjab was ruled by the Sikhs, who had divided the territory among factions known as misls.
Ranjit Singh's father Mahan Singh was the misaldar ("commander", "misl leader") of the Sukerchakia misl and controlled a territory in west Punjab based around his headquarters at Gujranwala.
As a child he suffered from consequently resulted in the loss of sight in his left eye. His mother was Mai Raj Kaur. Mai Raj Kaur was the daughter of the king of Jind. She was also known by the name of ‘Malwain’.
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His father died while Ranjit Singh was 12 years old. After the death of his father, Ranjit Singh was raised by Sada Kaur of the Kanheya misl. He took over as misaldar of the Sukerchakia misl at the age of 18.
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