CHARAT SINGH (d. 1770), grandfather of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was the eldest of the four sons of Sardar Naudh Singh. He took to arms while still very young and started taking part in the raids…
AJIT SINGH, ruler of Ladwa, was born the son of Raja Gurdit Singh who had acquired territory around Thanesar after the conquest by Sikhs in 1764 of the Mughal province of Sirhind. Raja Gurdit Singh…
RANJIT SINGH (1780-1839), Maharaja of the Punjab, popularly called Sher-i- Punjab, i.e. the Lion of the Punjab, was the most colourful, the most powerful and yet the most endearing figure in the history of the…
THAKUR SINGH SANDHANWALIA (1837-1887), one of the founders of the Singh Sabha and a scion of the Bhatti Jat Dynasty (Sandhanwalia title), who masterminded the campaign for the restoration of Maharaja Duleep Singh to the…