Maharaja ranjit singh sikh empire map. The sikh empire forged upon the basic origins of the khalsa. Proclaimed himself maharaja of the sikh empire on 12 april 1801 after his conquest of lahore. The sikh empire also sikh khalsa raj or sarkar i khalsa was a state originating in the indian subcontinent formed under the leadership of maharaja ranjit singh who established a secular empire based in the punjab.
Ranjit singh was the first indian in a millennium to turn the tide of invasion back into the homelands of the traditional conquerors of india the pashtuns afghans and he thus became known as the sher e punjab or lion of the punjab. After the death of maharaja ranjit singh the british annexed most the sikh kingdom and signed a treaty with gulab singh called treaty of amritsar 1846 where all the hilly or mountainous country with its dependencies situated to the eastward of the river indus. Misalder chief of sukerchakia misl from 1792 to 1801 and as first and founding maharaja of the sikh empire for 38 years from 1801 to his death in 1839 coronation.
This caused maharaja ranjit. 27 june 1839 in lahore modern pakistan reigned. A look at the boundaries of the sikh empire treaty of amritsar 1809 the treaty of 1809 between maharaja ranjit singh and the british east india company which prevented maharaja ranjit singh to expand territorial gains south of the sutlej river but was given complete freedom of action to the north.
After his father died he fought several. Maharaja ranjit singh was a people oriented leader because during his era most of the people under his rules were muslims who were well known. He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye.
The empire existed from 1799 when ranjit singh captured lahore to 1849 and was forged on the foundations of the khalsa from a collection of autonomous sikh misls. Map of punjab pakistan indiamaharaja ranjit singh was considered the greatest leader of the sikh empire because of his unique leadership style during his time period in history. Maharaja ranjit singh 13 november 1780 27 june 1839 popularly known as sher e punjab or lion of punjab was the leader of the sikh empire which ruled the northwest indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century.
He fought his first battle alongside his father at age 10. 13 november 1780 in gujranwala in modern pakistan died.