RANJIT SINGH

Meaning of RANJIT SINGH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrən-jət-ˈsiŋ ]

biographical name

1780-1839 Lion of the Punjab founder of Sikh kingdom

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RANJIT SINGH — born Nov. 13, 1780, Budrukhan, or Gujranwala, India died June 27, 1839, Lahore [now in Pakistan] also spelled Runjit Singh, …
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RANJIT SINGH — biographical name 1780-1839 Lion of the Punjab founder of Sikh kingdom
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RANJIT SINGH — born Nov. 13, 1780, Budrukhan or Gujranwala, India died June 27, 1839, Lahore Founder and maharaja (1801–39) of the Sikh …
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RANJIT SINGH — /run"jit sing"/ , ( "Lion of the Punjab" ) 1780-1839, Indian maharaja: founder of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab.
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RANJIT SINGH — Pronunciation: ' r ə n-j ə t- ' si ŋ Function: biographical name 1780-1839 Lion of the Punjab founder of …
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RANJIT SINGH — born Nov. 13, 1780, Budrukhan or Gujranwala, India died June 27, 1839, Lahore Founder and maharaja (180139) of the Sikh …
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SINGH — biographical name Vishwanath Pratap 1931- prime minister of India (1989-90)
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SINGH — ˈsiŋg noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi siṅgh, literally, lion, from Sanskrit siṁha : a member of one of the …
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SINGH. — Singhalese.
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SINGH — biographical name Vishwanath Pratap 1931- prime minister of India (1989-90)
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SINGH — [ sɪŋ ] ■ noun a title or surname adopted by certain warrior castes of northern India, especially by male …
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SINGH — Singh BrE AmE sɪŋ
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RANJIT — Ranjit BrE AmE ˈrʌn dʒɪt ˈræn-
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SINGH — n. 1 a title adopted by the warrior castes of N. India. 2 a surname adopted by male Sikhs. [Hind. …
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SINGH — n. 1 a title adopted by the warrior castes of n. India. 2 a surname adopted by male Sikhs. [ …
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SINGH — n.1 a title adopted by the warrior castes of N. India. 2 a surname adopted by male Sikhs. Etymology: Hind. …
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RAM SINGH
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DALIP SINGH — born September 1837, Lahore, India died Oct. 22, 1893, Paris also spelled Dhulip Singh Sikh maharaja of Lahore (184349) during …
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VIR SINGH, BHAI — born 1872, Punjab, India died 1957, Punjab Sikh writer and theologian who was chiefly responsible for raising the Punjabi language …
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TARA SINGH — born June 24, 1885, Rawalpindi, Punjab, India died Nov. 22, 1967, Chandigarh also called Master Tara Singh Sikh leader known …
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SINGH, V(ISHWANATH) P(RATAP) — born June 25, 1931, Allahabad, India politician and government official who was prime minister of India in 198990. Singh studied …
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SINGH, RANA PRATAP — born 1545?, Mewar, India died Jan. 19, 1597, Mewar Hindu maharaja (157297) of the Rajput confederacy of Mewar, now in …
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SINGH, (CHAUDHURI) CHARAN — born Dec. 23, 1902, Noorpur, Uttar Pradesh, India died May 29, 1987, New Delhi Indian politician who served briefly as …
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SIKHISM
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PUNJAB — constituent state of India, situated in the northwestern corner of the country. It is bounded on the north by the …
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LAHORE — Urdu Lahawr second largest city of Pakistan and the capital of Punjab province. It lies 811 miles (1,305 km) northeast …
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INDIA
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GOBIND SINGH — born 1666, Patna, Bihar, India died Oct. 7, 1708, Nanded, Maharashtra original name Gobind Rai 10th and last Sikh Guru, …
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FATEH SINGH, SANT — born Oct. 27, 1911, Punjab, India died Oct. 30, 1972, Amritsar, Punjab Sikh religious leader who became the foremost campaigner …
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BANDA SINGH BAHADUR — also called Lachman Das, Lachman Dev, or Madho Das born 1670, Rajauri, India died June 1716, Delhi first Sikh military …
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SIKH WARS — (1845–46, 1848–49) Two wars fought between the Sikhs and the British. In the first war Sikhs invaded British India under …
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JAMMU — City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 378,431) and winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir state, northwestern India. It lies along the Tawi …
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RUNJEET SINGH — /run"jit sing"/ . See Ranjit Singh .
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: WORLD-AFFAIRS — INDIA Affairs. In 1995, with elections to the Lok Sabha (House of the People) due early in 1996, the major …
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WAZIRABAD — town, northern Punjab province, Pakistan, just east of the Chenab River. It is an important rail junction, with the Sialkot …
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SIKH WARS — (184546; 184849), two campaigns fought between the Sikhs and the British. They resulted in the conquest and annexation by the …
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SHEKHUPURA — also spelled Sheikhupura, city, Punjab province, eastern Pakistan. In the town centre stands a fort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir …
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SHAH SHOJA' — original name Shoja' Mirza, or Shoja'-ul-mulk, Shoja' also spelled Shuja' born 1780 died April 1842, Kabul, Afghanistan shah, or king, …
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RAJASTHAN — state of India. It is located in the northwestern part of the subcontinent. It is bounded on the west and …
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PANDIT, VIJAYA LAKSHMI — ne Swarup Kumari Nehru born Aug. 18, 1900, Allahabad, India died Dec. 1, 1990, Dehra Dun Vijaya Pandit, 1955 Indian …
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NANAK — born April 15, 1469, Rai Bhoi di Talvandi [now Nankana Sahib, Pak.], near Lahore, India died 1539, Kartarpur, Punjab Indian …
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NAMDHARI — also called Kuka, an austere sect within Sikhism, a religion of India. The Namdhari movement was founded by Balak Singh …
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NABHA — city, southeastern Punjab state, northwestern India. It is located some 16 miles (26 km) west and slightly north of Patiala. …
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MIRA BAI — born 1450?, Kudaki, India died 1547?, Dwarka, Gujarat Hindu mystic and poet whose lyrical songs of devotion to the god …
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MINTO, GILBERT ELLIOT-MURRAY-KYNYNMOUND, 1ST EARL OF, ... — also called (from 1798) Baron Minto Of Minto, original name Gilbert Elliot born April 23, 1751, Grey Friars, Edinburgh died …
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MANIPUR — constituent state of India located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bounded by the Indian states of …
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KOH-I-NOOR — also spelled Kuh-e Nur, the diamond with the longest history for an extant stone, though its early history is controversial. …
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KHYBER PASS — Khyber also spelled Khaybar, or Khaibar, most northerly and important of the passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The pass connects …
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JAMRUD — town in the Khyber Agency of Peshawar Division, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, lying 1,512 ft (461 m) above sea level …
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JAMMU — city, winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir state, northwestern India. It lies along the Tawi River, south of Srinagar, and …
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HARIMANDIR — also spelled Harmandir, also called Darbar Sahib (Punjabi: Sacred Audience), or Golden Temple the chief gurdwara, or house of worship, …
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GUJRANWALA — city, northeastern Punjab province, Pakistan. The city is connected by rail and the Grand Trunk Road with Peshawar and Lahore. …
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GOGUNDA, BATTLE OF — ( (June 1576), ) also called Battle Of Haldighat, battle fought in Rajasthan, northwestern India, between Pratap Singh of Mewar, …
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FARIDKOT — town, southwestern Punjab state, northwestern India, 70 miles (116 km) southwest of Ludhiana town. It was founded by Bhallan of …
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DOGRA DYNASTY — Rajput clan, or group of clans, that still dominates the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. They form the chief, …
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CIS-SUTLEJ STATES — Indian principalities, mostly Sikh, that became important in the early 19th century when their fate was in the balance between …
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AMRITSAR, TREATY OF — (April 25, 1809), pact concluded between Charles T. Metcalfe, representing the British East India Company, and Ranjit Singh, head of …
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AMRITSAR — city, northern Punjab state, northwestern India. It lies about 15 miles (25 km) east of the border with Pakistan. Amritsar …
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