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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. 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 smallpox.This 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’. 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.
A Fearless Warrior
This great warrior, fearless soldier, able administrator, clement ruler, statesman and liberator of Punjab died on 27 June 1839. His Samadhi (memorial) is located in Lahore, Pakistan.
After several campaigns, his rivals accepted him as their leader, and he united the Sikh factions into one state and he took the title of Maharaja o
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Jawahir Singh Kapur
Sikh reformer, civil servant and author (1858-1910)
Bhai Sahib Jawahir Singh Kapur | |
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Born | 1858 Amritsar, Punjab, British India |
Died | 14 May 1910 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
Alma mater | Punjab University |
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Years active | 1858-1910 |
Known for | Singh Sabha Movement |
Board member of | Committee of Management of Maharaja Sher Singh's Samadh Assessor/Juror in Lahore Member of the Punjab Text Book Committee Member of the Punjab Public Library |
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Preceded by | Diwan Buta Singh |
Succeeded by | Bhai Basant Singh |
Bhai Jawahir Singh Kapur (1858- 14 May 1910) was a leading figure of the Singh Sabha Movement, specifically the Lahore Singh Sabha. He was a social reformer, a civil worker, a poet, writer and proponent of the Khalsa Diwan (Lahore).[1]
In his youth he was a proponent of the Gulabdasi sect, then the Arya Samaj, and finally he worked to improve the status of his own community, the Sikhs.[2] He was a leading Sikh figure in the late 1800s owing to his contributions to the Sikh community by giving sp