Sikh Empire
RegionPunjab
Period1799-1849
Peak Size500,000 km2
Founded ByRanjit Singh
About Sikh Empire
Ranjit Singh, the Lion of Lahore, built a secular empire with Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs in government. Modernized his army with European officers. The Koh-i-Noor diamond was taken from his treasury by the British. Defeated in the Anglo-Sikh Wars, the last independent Indian kingdom to fall.
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