<P> Maharaja Ranjit Singh ( 1780 -- 1839 ) , was the leader of the Sikh Empire , which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century . He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye . He fought his first battle alongside his father at age 10 . After his father died , he fought several wars to expel the Afghans in his teenage years , and was proclaimed as the `` Maharaja of Punjab '' at age 21 . His empire grew in the Punjab region under his leadership through 1839 . </P>
<P> Maharaja Ranjit Singh ( 1780 -- 1839 ) , was the leader of the Sikh Empire , which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century . He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye . He fought his first battle alongside his father at age 10 . After his father died , he fought several wars to expel the Afghans in his teenage years , and was proclaimed as the `` Maharaja of Punjab '' at age 21 . His empire grew in the Punjab region under his leadership through 1839 . </P>
leader of sikh empire who became maharajah of punjab
leader of sikh empire who became maharajah of punjab
Ranjit Singh
Ranjit Singh