Ranjit Singh takes Lahore, founding the Sikh Empire
PoliticsDynastyRanjit Singh captures Lahore and unites the Sikh confederacies into an empire in the Punjab.
- Date
- 1799 – 1849 · View on map
- Regions
- South Asia
- Importance
- ★★★★★
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