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The Sikh Empire was a state in the north-western part of the Indian Subcontinent (present-day India and Pakistan) from 1799 to 1849.[4] The Sikh Empire was a secular state[5]
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Sikh Empire[nb 1] ਸਰਕਾਰ ਏ ਖਲਸਾ Sarkar-i-Khalsa | |||||||||||||
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1801–1846 | |||||||||||||
Motto: Shri Akal Sahai (God, our Sucourer) | |||||||||||||
Anthem: Deg o Tegh o Fateh | |||||||||||||
Capital | Gujranwala (1799-1802) Lahore & Amritsar (1802-1849) | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Administrative Persian Vernacular Punjabi Vernacular Hindustani | ||||||||||||
Government | Federal monarchy | ||||||||||||
Maharaja | |||||||||||||
• Apr. 1801-Jun.1839 | Ranjit Singh | ||||||||||||
• Jun. 1839-Oct. 1839 | Kharak Singh | ||||||||||||
• Oct. 1839-Nov. 1840 | Nau Nihal Singh | ||||||||||||
• Jan. 1841-Sep. 1843 | Sher Singh | ||||||||||||
• Sep. 1843–Mar. 1849 | Dalip Singh | ||||||||||||
Legislature | Sarbat Khalsa (discontinued 1805)[nb 2][3] | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
March 29, 1748 | |||||||||||||
• Coronation of Ranjit Singh | 12 April, 1801 1801 | ||||||||||||
• Second Treaty of Lahore | 22 December 1846 1846 | ||||||||||||
• Second Anglo-Sikh War | 1848-1849 | ||||||||||||
Currency | Nanakshahi Rupee | ||||||||||||
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Ranjit Singh was crowned on April 12, 1801 (to coincide with Baisakhi). Sahib Singh Bedi, a descendant of Guru Nanak Dev, conducted the coronation [6]. Gujranwala served as his capital from 1799. In 1802 he shifted his capital to Lahore and Amritsar. Ranjit Singh rose to power in a very short period, from a leader of a single Sikh misl to finally becoming the Maharaja of Punjab.