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Ranjit Singh

American  
[ruhn-jit sing] / ˈrʌn dʒɪt ˈsɪŋ /

noun

  1. Lion of the Punjab, 1780–1839, Indian maharaja: founder of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab.


Ranjit Singh British  
/ ˈrʌndʒɪt ˈsɪŋ /

noun

  1. called the Lion of the Punjab. 1780–1839; founder of the Sikh kingdom in the Punjab

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They fought against the British for Maharajah Ranjit Singh, the “Lion of Punjab.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2023

Ranjit Singh, 45, said outside a butcher shop where he has worked for 10 years.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022

For weeks, Ranjit Singh saw hundreds of patients with COVID-19 symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2022

Ranjit Singh Boparan - owner of the Bernard Matthews poultry brand and 2 Sisters Food Group - said the shortage was a "body blow" to the industry.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2021

In the course of a few years, however, the maharaja Ranjit Singh acquired all the territory which those chiefs had held.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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