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	'''Ranjit Singh''' (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839),<ref name=britranjit/> popularly known as '''Sher-e-Punjab''' or "Lion of Punjab", was the first [[Maharaja]] of the [[Sikh Empire]], which ruled the northwest [[Indian subcontinent]] in the early half of the 19th century. He survived [[smallpox]] in 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.<ref name=eos/><ref name="Singh2008p9"/> His empire grew in the [[Punjab region]] under his leadership through 1839.{{sfn\|Chisholm\|1911}}<ref name="Grewal6">{{cite book\|last=Grewal\|first=J. S.\|title=The Sikh empire (1799–1849) \|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=1990\|series=The New Cambridge History of India\|volume=The Sikhs of the Punjab\|chapter=Chapter 6: The Sikh empire (1799–1849)\|chapter-url=http://histories.cambridge.org/extract?id=chol9780521268844_CHOL9780521268844A008}}</ref>		'''Ranjit Singh''' (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839),<ref name=britranjit/> popularly known as '''Sher-e-Punjab''' or "Lion of Punjab", was the first [[Maharaja]] of the [[Sikh Empire]], which ruled the northwest [[Indian subcontinent]] in the early half of the 19th century. He survived [[smallpox]] in 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.<ref name=eos/><ref name="Singh2008p9"/> His empire grew in the [[Punjab region]] under his leadership through 1839.{{sfn\|Chisholm\|1911}}<ref name="Grewal6">{{cite book\|last=Grewal\|first=J. S.\|title=The Sikh empire (1799–1849) \|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=1990\|series=The New Cambridge History of India\|volume=The Sikhs of the Punjab\|chapter=Chapter 6: The Sikh empire (1799–1849)\|chapter-url=http://histories.cambridge.org/extract?id=chol9780521268844_CHOL9780521268844A008}}</ref>

	Prior to his rise, the Punjab region had numerous warring [[misls~~\|misl~~]]s (confederacies), twelve of which were under Sikh rulers and one Muslim.<ref name="Singh2008p9"/> Ranjit Singh successfully absorbed and united the Sikh misls and took over other local kingdoms to create the Sikh Empire. He repeatedly defeated [[Afghan-Sikh Wars\|invasions by outside armies]], particularly those arriving from Afghanistan, and established friendly relations with the [[British East India Company\|British]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Patwant Singh\|title=Empire of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vr4VAQAAIAAJ \|year=2008\|publisher=Peter Owen\|isbn=978-0-7206-1323-0\|pages=113–124}}</ref>		Prior to his rise, the Punjab region had numerous warring [[misls]] (confederacies), twelve of which were under Sikh rulers and one Muslim.<ref name="Singh2008p9"/> Ranjit Singh successfully absorbed and united the Sikh misls and took over other local kingdoms to create the Sikh Empire. He repeatedly defeated [[Afghan-Sikh Wars\|invasions by outside armies]], particularly those arriving from Afghanistan, and established friendly relations with the [[British East India Company\|British]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Patwant Singh\|title=Empire of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vr4VAQAAIAAJ \|year=2008\|publisher=Peter Owen\|isbn=978-0-7206-1323-0\|pages=113–124}}</ref>

	Ranjit Singh's reign introduced reforms, modernisation, investment into infrastructure and general prosperity.<ref name=tejasingh65/><ref name=kaushikroyp143/> His [[Sikh Khalsa Army\|Khalsa army]] and government included [[Sikhs]], [[Hindus]], [[Muslims]] and [[Ethnic groups in Europe\|Europeans]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Kaushik Roy\|title=War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740–1849\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zp0FbTniNaYC&pg=PA147 \|year=2011\|publisher=Routledge \|isbn=978-1-136-79087-4 \|pages=143–147 }}</ref> His legacy includes a period of Sikh cultural and artistic renaissance, including the rebuilding of the [[Harmandir Sahib]] in [[Amritsar]] as well as other major [[gurudwaras]], including [[Takht Sri Patna Sahib]], [[Bihar]] and [[Hazur Sahib Nanded]], [[Maharashtra]] under his sponsorship.<ref name=lafontp95/><ref>{{cite book\|author=Kerry Brown\|title=Sikh Art and Literature\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ddgO-DldmSwC \|year=2002\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-134-63136-0 \|page=35}}</ref> Ranjit Singh was succeeded by his son [[Kharak Singh]].		Ranjit Singh's reign introduced reforms, modernisation, investment into infrastructure and general prosperity.<ref name=tejasingh65/><ref name=kaushikroyp143/> His [[Sikh Khalsa Army\|Khalsa army]] and government included [[Sikhs]], [[Hindus]], [[Muslims]] and [[Ethnic groups in Europe\|Europeans]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Kaushik Roy\|title=War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740–1849\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zp0FbTniNaYC&pg=PA147 \|year=2011\|publisher=Routledge \|isbn=978-1-136-79087-4 \|pages=143–147 }}</ref> His legacy includes a period of Sikh cultural and artistic renaissance, including the rebuilding of the [[Harmandir Sahib]] in [[Amritsar]] as well as other major [[gurudwaras]], including [[Takht Sri Patna Sahib]], [[Bihar]] and [[Hazur Sahib Nanded]], [[Maharashtra]] under his sponsorship.<ref name=lafontp95/><ref>{{cite book\|author=Kerry Brown\|title=Sikh Art and Literature\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ddgO-DldmSwC \|year=2002\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-134-63136-0 \|page=35}}</ref> Ranjit Singh was succeeded by his son [[Kharak Singh]].
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	In the 1830s, Ranjit Singh suffered from numerous health complications as well as a stroke, which some historical records attribute to alcoholism and a failing liver.<ref name="Smith1920p690" /><ref>{{cite book\|author=Kartar Singh Duggal\|title=Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Last to Lay Arms\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4udb8LsF3-oC&pg=PA107 \|year=2001\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=978-81-7017-410-3\|pages=107–108 }}</ref> He died in his sleep on 27 June 1839.<ref name="Anand2015p13" /> Four of his Hindu wives- Mehtab Devi (Guddan Sahiba), daughter of Raja Sansar Chand, Rani Har Devi, the daughter of Chaudhri Ram, a Saleria rajput, Rani Raj Devi, daughter of Padma Rajput and Rani Rajno Kanwar, daughter of Sand Bhari along with seven Hindu concubines with royal titles committed [[Sati (practice)\|sati]] by voluntarily placing themselves onto his funeral pyre as an act of devotion.<ref name="Anand2015p13" /><ref>{{cite book\|last=Altekar\|first=Anant S.\|page=132 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYG4K0yYHQgC&pg=PA131\|title=The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization: From Prehistoric Times to the Present Day \|year=1956 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass \|isbn=978-8120803244}}</ref>		In the 1830s, Ranjit Singh suffered from numerous health complications as well as a stroke, which some historical records attribute to alcoholism and a failing liver.<ref name="Smith1920p690" /><ref>{{cite book\|author=Kartar Singh Duggal\|title=Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Last to Lay Arms\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4udb8LsF3-oC&pg=PA107 \|year=2001\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=978-81-7017-410-3\|pages=107–108 }}</ref> He died in his sleep on 27 June 1839.<ref name="Anand2015p13" /> Four of his Hindu wives- Mehtab Devi (Guddan Sahiba), daughter of Raja Sansar Chand, Rani Har Devi, the daughter of Chaudhri Ram, a Saleria rajput, Rani Raj Devi, daughter of Padma Rajput and Rani Rajno Kanwar, daughter of Sand Bhari along with seven Hindu concubines with royal titles committed [[Sati (practice)\|sati]] by voluntarily placing themselves onto his funeral pyre as an act of devotion.<ref name="Anand2015p13" /><ref>{{cite book\|last=Altekar\|first=Anant S.\|page=132 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYG4K0yYHQgC&pg=PA131\|title=The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization: From Prehistoric Times to the Present Day \|year=1956 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass \|isbn=978-8120803244}}</ref>

	Singh is remembered for uniting Sikhs and founding the prosperous Sikh Empire. He is also remembered for his conquests and building a well-trained, self-sufficient Khalsa army to protect the empire.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Ian Heath\|title=The Sikh Army 1799–1849\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bT8UvgAACAAJ\|year= 2005\|publisher= Bloomsbury \|isbn= 978-1-84176-777-2\|pages= 5–8}}</ref> He amassed considerable wealth, including gaining the possession of the [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamond from [[Shuja Shah Durrani]] of Afghanistan, which he left to [[Jagannath Temple, Puri\|Jagannath Temple]] in [[Puri]], [[Odisha]] in 1839.<ref name="ReferenceA">''The Real Ranjit Singh''; by Fakir Syed Waheeduddin, published by Punjabi University, {{ISBN\|81-7380-778-7}}, 1 January 2001, 2nd ed.</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Isabel Burton\|title=Arabia, Egypt, India: A Narrative of Travel\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=egyyNGelXQcC \|year= 2012\|publisher= Cambridge University Press\|isbn= 978-1-108-04642-8\|page=168}}</ref>		Singh is remembered for uniting Sikhs and founding the prosperous Sikh Empire. He is also remembered for his conquests and building a well-trained, self-sufficient Khalsa army to protect the empire.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Ian Heath\|title=The Sikh Army 1799–1849\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bT8UvgAACAAJ\|year= 2005\|publisher= Bloomsbury \|isbn= 978-1-84176-777-2\|pages= 5–8}}</ref> He amassed considerable wealth, including gaining the possession of the [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamond from [[Shuja Shah Durrani]] of Afghanistan, which he left to [[Jagannath Temple, Puri\|Jagannath Temple]] in [[Puri]], [[Odisha]] in 1839.<ref name="ReferenceA">''The Real Ranjit Singh''; by Fakir Syed Waheeduddin, published by Punjabi University, {{ISBN\|81-7380-778-7}}, 1 January 2001, 2nd ed.</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Isabel Burton\|title=Arabia, Egypt, India: A Narrative of Travel\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=egyyNGelXQcC \|year= 2012\|publisher= Cambridge University Press\|isbn= 978-1-108-04642-8\|page=168}}</ref> Finally on 6th April 1850 , the governor general Lord Dalhousie handed over the Kohinoor to the Victoria Queen of London .<ref>[https://ambiladharma.com/2023/06/the-most-important-history-of-maharaja-ranjit-singh-the-rise-of-the-sikh-empire.html Maharaja Ranjit Singh - rise of Sikh empire] ambiladharma.com</ref>

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	\| birth_date = 2 November 1780<ref name="pta1">{{cite book\|title=Studies in Contemporary Indian History – Punjab Through the Ages Volume 2\|year=2007\|publisher=Sarup & Sons, New Delhi\|isbn=978-81-7625-738-1\|page=2\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kxtEFA5qqR8C&q=ranjith%20singh&pg=PA2\|author=S.R. Bakshi, Rashmi Pathak\|editor=S.R. Bakshi, Rashmi Pathak<!--\|access-date=2010-->\|chapter=1-Political Condition}}</ref>		\| birth_date = 13 November 1780<ref name="pta1">{{cite book\|title=Studies in Contemporary Indian History – Punjab Through the Ages Volume 2\|year=2007\|publisher=Sarup & Sons, New Delhi\|isbn=978-81-7625-738-1\|page=2\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kxtEFA5qqR8C&q=ranjith%20singh&pg=PA2\|author=S.R. Bakshi, Rashmi Pathak\|editor=S.R. Bakshi, Rashmi Pathak<!--\|access-date=2010-->\|chapter=1-Political Condition}}</ref>
	\| birth_place = [[Gujranwala]], [[Sukerchakia Misl]], [[Sikh Confederacy]] (present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])		\| birth_place = [[Gujranwala]], [[Sukerchakia Misl]], [[Sikh Confederacy]] (present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan\|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])
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	'''Ranjit Singh''' (2 November 1780 – 27 June 1839),<ref name=eos/><ref name=britranjit/> popularly known as '''Sher-e-Punjab''' or "Lion of Punjab", was the first [[Maharaja]] of the [[Sikh Empire]], which ruled the northwest [[Indian subcontinent]] in the early half of the 19th century. He survived [[smallpox]] in 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.<ref name=eos/><ref name="Singh2008p9"/> His empire grew in the [[Punjab region]] under his leadership through 1839.{{sfn\|Chisholm\|1911}}<ref name="Grewal6">{{cite book\|last=Grewal\|first=J. S.\|title=The Sikh empire (1799–1849) \|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=1990\|series=The New Cambridge History of India\|volume=The Sikhs of the Punjab\|chapter=Chapter 6: The Sikh empire (1799–1849)\|chapter-url=http://histories.cambridge.org/extract?id=chol9780521268844_CHOL9780521268844A008}}</ref>		'''Ranjit Singh''' (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839),<ref name=eos/><ref name=britranjit/> popularly known as '''Sher-e-Punjab''' or "Lion of Punjab", was the first [[Maharaja]] of the [[Sikh Empire]], which ruled the northwest [[Indian subcontinent]] in the early half of the 19th century. He survived [[smallpox]] in 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.<ref name=eos/><ref name="Singh2008p9"/> His empire grew in the [[Punjab region]] under his leadership through 1839.{{sfn\|Chisholm\|1911}}<ref name="Grewal6">{{cite book\|last=Grewal\|first=J. S.\|title=The Sikh empire (1799–1849) \|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=1990\|series=The New Cambridge History of India\|volume=The Sikhs of the Punjab\|chapter=Chapter 6: The Sikh empire (1799–1849)\|chapter-url=http://histories.cambridge.org/extract?id=chol9780521268844_CHOL9780521268844A008}}</ref>

	Prior to his rise, the Punjab region had numerous warring [[misls\|misl]]s (confederacies), twelve of which were under Sikh rulers and one Muslim.<ref name="Singh2008p9"/> Ranjit Singh successfully absorbed and united the Sikh misls and took over other local kingdoms to create the Sikh Empire. He repeatedly defeated [[Afghan-Sikh Wars\|invasions by outside armies]], particularly those arriving from Afghanistan, and established friendly relations with the [[British East India Company\|British]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Patwant Singh\|title=Empire of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vr4VAQAAIAAJ \|year=2008\|publisher=Peter Owen\|isbn=978-0-7206-1323-0\|pages=113–124}}</ref>		Prior to his rise, the Punjab region had numerous warring [[misls\|misl]]s (confederacies), twelve of which were under Sikh rulers and one Muslim.<ref name="Singh2008p9"/> Ranjit Singh successfully absorbed and united the Sikh misls and took over other local kingdoms to create the Sikh Empire. He repeatedly defeated [[Afghan-Sikh Wars\|invasions by outside armies]], particularly those arriving from Afghanistan, and established friendly relations with the [[British East India Company\|British]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Patwant Singh\|title=Empire of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vr4VAQAAIAAJ \|year=2008\|publisher=Peter Owen\|isbn=978-0-7206-1323-0\|pages=113–124}}</ref>

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	'''Ranjit Singh''' (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839),<ref name=britranjit/> popularly known as '''Sher-e-Punjab''' or "Lion of Punjab", was the first [[Maharaja]] of the [[Sikh Empire]], which ruled the northwest [[Indian subcontinent]] in the early half of the 19th century. He survived [[smallpox]] in 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.<ref name=eos/><ref name="Singh2008p9"/> His empire grew in the [[Punjab region]] under his leadership through 1839.{{sfn\|Chisholm\|1911}}<ref name="Grewal6">{{cite book\|last=Grewal\|first=J. S.\|title=The Sikh empire (1799–1849) \|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=1990\|series=The New Cambridge History of India\|volume=The Sikhs of the Punjab\|chapter=Chapter 6: The Sikh empire (1799–1849)\|chapter-url=http://histories.cambridge.org/extract?id=chol9780521268844_CHOL9780521268844A008}}</ref>		'''Ranjit Singh''' (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839),<ref name=britranjit/> popularly known as '''Sher-e-Punjab''' or "Lion of Punjab", was the first [[Maharaja]] of the [[Sikh Empire]], which ruled the northwest [[Indian subcontinent]] in the early half of the 19th century. He survived [[smallpox]] in 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.<ref name=eos/><ref name="Singh2008p9"/> His empire grew in the [[Punjab region]] under his leadership through 1839.{{sfn\|Chisholm\|1911}}<ref name="Grewal6">{{cite book\|last=Grewal\|first=J. S.\|title=The Sikh empire (1799–1849) \|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=1990\|series=The New Cambridge History of India\|volume=The Sikhs of the Punjab\|chapter=Chapter 6: The Sikh empire (1799–1849)\|chapter-url=http://histories.cambridge.org/extract?id=chol9780521268844_CHOL9780521268844A008}}</ref>

	Prior to his rise, the Punjab region had numerous warring [[misls~~\|misl~~]]s (confederacies), twelve of which were under Sikh rulers and one Muslim.<ref name="Singh2008p9"/> Ranjit Singh successfully absorbed and united the Sikh misls and took over other local kingdoms to create the Sikh Empire. He repeatedly defeated [[Afghan-Sikh Wars\|invasions by outside armies]], particularly those arriving from Afghanistan, and established friendly relations with the [[British East India Company\|British]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Patwant Singh\|title=Empire of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vr4VAQAAIAAJ \|year=2008\|publisher=Peter Owen\|isbn=978-0-7206-1323-0\|pages=113–124}}</ref>		Prior to his rise, the Punjab region had numerous warring [[misls]] (confederacies), twelve of which were under Sikh rulers and one Muslim.<ref name="Singh2008p9"/> Ranjit Singh successfully absorbed and united the Sikh misls and took over other local kingdoms to create the Sikh Empire. He repeatedly defeated [[Afghan-Sikh Wars\|invasions by outside armies]], particularly those arriving from Afghanistan, and established friendly relations with the [[British East India Company\|British]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Patwant Singh\|title=Empire of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vr4VAQAAIAAJ \|year=2008\|publisher=Peter Owen\|isbn=978-0-7206-1323-0\|pages=113–124}}</ref>

	Ranjit Singh's reign introduced reforms, modernisation, investment into infrastructure and general prosperity.<ref name=tejasingh65/><ref name=kaushikroyp143/> His [[Sikh Khalsa Army\|Khalsa army]] and government included [[Sikhs]], [[Hindus]], [[Muslims]] and [[Ethnic groups in Europe\|Europeans]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Kaushik Roy\|title=War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740–1849\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zp0FbTniNaYC&pg=PA147 \|year=2011\|publisher=Routledge \|isbn=978-1-136-79087-4 \|pages=143–147 }}</ref> His legacy includes a period of Sikh cultural and artistic renaissance, including the rebuilding of the [[Harmandir Sahib]] in [[Amritsar]] as well as other major [[gurudwaras]], including [[Takht Sri Patna Sahib]], [[Bihar]] and [[Hazur Sahib Nanded]], [[Maharashtra]] under his sponsorship.<ref name=lafontp95/><ref>{{cite book\|author=Kerry Brown\|title=Sikh Art and Literature\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ddgO-DldmSwC \|year=2002\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-134-63136-0 \|page=35}}</ref> Ranjit Singh was succeeded by his son [[Kharak Singh]].		Ranjit Singh's reign introduced reforms, modernisation, investment into infrastructure and general prosperity.<ref name=tejasingh65/><ref name=kaushikroyp143/> His [[Sikh Khalsa Army\|Khalsa army]] and government included [[Sikhs]], [[Hindus]], [[Muslims]] and [[Ethnic groups in Europe\|Europeans]].<ref>{{cite book\|author=Kaushik Roy\|title=War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740–1849\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zp0FbTniNaYC&pg=PA147 \|year=2011\|publisher=Routledge \|isbn=978-1-136-79087-4 \|pages=143–147 }}</ref> His legacy includes a period of Sikh cultural and artistic renaissance, including the rebuilding of the [[Harmandir Sahib]] in [[Amritsar]] as well as other major [[gurudwaras]], including [[Takht Sri Patna Sahib]], [[Bihar]] and [[Hazur Sahib Nanded]], [[Maharashtra]] under his sponsorship.<ref name=lafontp95/><ref>{{cite book\|author=Kerry Brown\|title=Sikh Art and Literature\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ddgO-DldmSwC \|year=2002\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-134-63136-0 \|page=35}}</ref> Ranjit Singh was succeeded by his son [[Kharak Singh]].
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	In the 1830s, Ranjit Singh suffered from numerous health complications as well as a stroke, which some historical records attribute to alcoholism and a failing liver.<ref name="Smith1920p690" /><ref>{{cite book\|author=Kartar Singh Duggal\|title=Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Last to Lay Arms\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4udb8LsF3-oC&pg=PA107 \|year=2001\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=978-81-7017-410-3\|pages=107–108 }}</ref> He died in his sleep on 27 June 1839.<ref name="Anand2015p13" /> Four of his Hindu wives- Mehtab Devi (Guddan Sahiba), daughter of Raja Sansar Chand, Rani Har Devi, the daughter of Chaudhri Ram, a Saleria rajput, Rani Raj Devi, daughter of Padma Rajput and Rani Rajno Kanwar, daughter of Sand Bhari along with seven Hindu concubines with royal titles committed [[Sati (practice)\|sati]] by voluntarily placing themselves onto his funeral pyre as an act of devotion.<ref name="Anand2015p13" /><ref>{{cite book\|last=Altekar\|first=Anant S.\|page=132 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYG4K0yYHQgC&pg=PA131\|title=The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization: From Prehistoric Times to the Present Day \|year=1956 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass \|isbn=978-8120803244}}</ref>		In the 1830s, Ranjit Singh suffered from numerous health complications as well as a stroke, which some historical records attribute to alcoholism and a failing liver.<ref name="Smith1920p690" /><ref>{{cite book\|author=Kartar Singh Duggal\|title=Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Last to Lay Arms\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4udb8LsF3-oC&pg=PA107 \|year=2001\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|isbn=978-81-7017-410-3\|pages=107–108 }}</ref> He died in his sleep on 27 June 1839.<ref name="Anand2015p13" /> Four of his Hindu wives- Mehtab Devi (Guddan Sahiba), daughter of Raja Sansar Chand, Rani Har Devi, the daughter of Chaudhri Ram, a Saleria rajput, Rani Raj Devi, daughter of Padma Rajput and Rani Rajno Kanwar, daughter of Sand Bhari along with seven Hindu concubines with royal titles committed [[Sati (practice)\|sati]] by voluntarily placing themselves onto his funeral pyre as an act of devotion.<ref name="Anand2015p13" /><ref>{{cite book\|last=Altekar\|first=Anant S.\|page=132 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYG4K0yYHQgC&pg=PA131\|title=The Position of Women in Hindu Civilization: From Prehistoric Times to the Present Day \|year=1956 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass \|isbn=978-8120803244}}</ref>

	Singh is remembered for uniting Sikhs and founding the prosperous Sikh Empire. He is also remembered for his conquests and building a well-trained, self-sufficient Khalsa army to protect the empire.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Ian Heath\|title=The Sikh Army 1799–1849\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bT8UvgAACAAJ\|year= 2005\|publisher= Bloomsbury \|isbn= 978-1-84176-777-2\|pages= 5–8}}</ref> He amassed considerable wealth, including gaining the possession of the [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamond from [[Shuja Shah Durrani]] of Afghanistan, which he left to [[Jagannath Temple, Puri\|Jagannath Temple]] in [[Puri]], [[Odisha]] in 1839.<ref name="ReferenceA">''The Real Ranjit Singh''; by Fakir Syed Waheeduddin, published by Punjabi University, {{ISBN\|81-7380-778-7}}, 1 January 2001, 2nd ed.</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Isabel Burton\|title=Arabia, Egypt, India: A Narrative of Travel\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=egyyNGelXQcC \|year= 2012\|publisher= Cambridge University Press\|isbn= 978-1-108-04642-8\|page=168}}</ref>		Singh is remembered for uniting Sikhs and founding the prosperous Sikh Empire. He is also remembered for his conquests and building a well-trained, self-sufficient Khalsa army to protect the empire.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Ian Heath\|title=The Sikh Army 1799–1849\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bT8UvgAACAAJ\|year= 2005\|publisher= Bloomsbury \|isbn= 978-1-84176-777-2\|pages= 5–8}}</ref> He amassed considerable wealth, including gaining the possession of the [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamond from [[Shuja Shah Durrani]] of Afghanistan, which he left to [[Jagannath Temple, Puri\|Jagannath Temple]] in [[Puri]], [[Odisha]] in 1839.<ref name="ReferenceA">''The Real Ranjit Singh''; by Fakir Syed Waheeduddin, published by Punjabi University, {{ISBN\|81-7380-778-7}}, 1 January 2001, 2nd ed.</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Isabel Burton\|title=Arabia, Egypt, India: A Narrative of Travel\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=egyyNGelXQcC \|year= 2012\|publisher= Cambridge University Press\|isbn= 978-1-108-04642-8\|page=168}}</ref> Finally on 6th April 1850 , the governor general Lord Dalhousie handed over the Kohinoor to the Victoria Queen of London .<ref>[https://ambiladharma.com/2023/06/the-most-important-history-of-maharaja-ranjit-singh-the-rise-of-the-sikh-empire.html Maharaja Ranjit Singh - rise of Sikh empire] ambiladharma.com</ref>

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