Conquests of Ranjit Singh
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Expansion during the rule of Ranjit Singh in the Sikh Empire.
Chronology
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- January 1811: Kangra State was extinguished and annexed by Sikh Empire in 1810.
- January 1802: The formal start of the Sikh Empire began with the unification of the Misls (states) by 1801, creating a unified political state.
- January 1810: Sikh invasion of the Kangra region.
- January 1840: Expansion of the Sikh Empire by 1839.
- January 1819: Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire, invaded Peshawar in 1818 and captured it from the Durranis, establishing Sikh control over the region. Singh was a powerful ruler known for his military conquests in the Indian subcontinent.
- January 1820: In 1819, the Kashmir Valley passed from the control of the Durrani Empire of Afghanistan to the conquering armies of the Sikhs under Ranjit Singh.
1. Afghan-Sikh Wars
Were a series of military conflicts between the Durrani Empire and the Sikh Empire that took place mainly in the Punjab region.
- July 1813: Battle of Attock.
- June 1818: Siege of Multan.
- January 1779: The city of Multan reverted to Afghan rule under the suzerainty of Nawab Muzaffar Khan in 1778.
- March 1823: Battle of Nowshera: Peshawar Valley annexed by the Sikh Empire.
- July 1819: Battle of Shopian: Srinagar and Kashmir annexed into the Sikh Empire.
2. Punjab War
The Sikh Empire took control of the entirety of Punjab from the Afghans.
- January 1821: The Sikh Empire, led by Ranjit Singh, took control of the entirety of Punjab from the Afghans as well as local princes.
Selected Sources
- Hugh, C. (1911): Ranjit Singh, Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 22 (11th ed.), Cambridge (UK), p. 892