Fri, 2024-06-28 10:09
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities have installed a statue of Punjab’s first Sikh ruler, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, which was unveiled in a ceremony attended by Sikh pilgrims from India, as reported by Radio Pakistan on Thursday.
Ranjit Singh was a prominent leader and the founder of the Sikh Empire in the early 19th century, reigning from 1801 until his death in 1839.
Known as the “Lion of Punjab,” he consolidated various Sikh factions and established a powerful kingdom that stretched across the Punjab region of modern-day India and Pakistan.
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