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Sikh Empire

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Long ago, a great land was formed.

Punjabin 1809 AD-History of Punjab pg32.jpg
Punjabin 1809 AD-History of Punjab pg32.jpg
It was called the Sikh Empire. A leader named Ranjit Singh helped bring it all together. It was a very large and busy place. It had many different people living there. Do you want to learn more?

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File:Lithograph titled 'Private Native Durbar', published in 'The Court and Camp of Runjeet Sing' (1840).png
Lithograph titled 'Private Native...
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File:Detail from ‘Darbar of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’, gouache, ca.1850.jpg
Detail from ‘Darbar of Maharaja Ranjit...
File:Letter sent from the King of France, Louis-Philippe, to Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Ranjit Singh is addressed as “Rendjit Sing Bahador - Padichah du Pendjab”. Dated 27 October, 1835.jpg
Letter sent from the King of France,...
File:Maharaja Ranjit Singh holding court outside near the Golden Temple in Amritsar with everyone dressed in Basant (yellow).jpg
Maharaja Ranjit Singh holding court...
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File:Map of the trans-Indus frontier of the Punjab and the Multan Province of the Sikh Empire, surveyed by Herbert B. Edwardes, 1848–49 (F11-02).jpg
Map of the trans-Indus frontier of the...
File:Map of Sikh-ruled Kashmir, given by General Claude-Auguste Court to Victor Jacquemont, 1831.png
Map of Sikh-ruled Kashmir, given by...
File:Maharaja Ranjit Singh seeking the sanctuary of Guru Nanak, ca.1830.jpg
Maharaja Ranjit Singh seeking the...
File:Coin of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, minted in Amritsar.jpg
Coin of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, minted in...

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