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Maharaja Ranjit Singh (Born on 13 November 1780 at BADRUKHAN in Estate presently )was the founder of the , which came to in the in the early half of the . The empire, based in the Punjab region, existed from 1799 to 1849. It was forged, on the foundations of the , under the leadership of Ranjit Singh from a collection of autonomous Sikh Misls.Ranjit Singh was succeeded by his son, Singh.
Early life
Ranjit Singh was born to and Kaur on 13 November 1780, actually in her Mother´s ancestral home in (contrary to claim that Maharaja was born at Gujranwala), Punjab. His grandfather was the of . At first he was named Buddh Singh, but Maha Singh received the news of his son's birth on his return from a victorious battle against the Chattha chief, , and renamed his son Ranjit (Victor in War). have mixed views as to his family origins;
As a child he suffered from smallpox which resulted in the loss of one eye. At the time, much of Punjab was ruled by the Sikhs under a system, who had divided the territory among factions known as misls. Ranjit Singh's father Maha Singh was the Commander of the Sukerchakia Misl and controlled a territory in the based around his headquarters at . After his father's death, Ranjit Singh was raised under the protection of his mother Raj Kaur, and his mother-in-law .He, at a very young age of 17 years failed 's invasion to India.He defeated Zaman Shah Durrani in the of (1797), of (1797) and Battle of Amritsar (1798).
In 1799, Ranjit Singh captured from the and later made it his capital.This was the first important step in his rise to power. In the following years he brought the whole of the central Punjab from the to the under his sway. After several campaigns, he conquered the other misls and created the 🌺🌹⛳🙏🏼
