biography
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Ranjit Singh
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known as the Lion of the Punjab
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pronunciation:
[ranjit sing]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1780–1839)
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| biography:
| Sikh ruler, born in Budrukhan, NE Pakistan (formerly India). Succeeding his father as ruler of Lahore, he fought to unite all the Sikh provinces, and, with the help of a modernized army trained by Western soldiers, became the most powerful ruler in India. In 1813 he procured the Koh-i-noor diamond from an Afghan prince, as the price of assistance in war. |
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