Maastarji · Crossword № 4

Maharaja Ranjeet Singh: The Lion of Panjab (Easy)

13 × 21 · 5 across · 7 down · easy · Ages 7-10
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  1. 4 A Sikh military chief or noble leader.
  2. 7 Mountain valley conquered by Ranjeet Singh in 1819, prized for its famous shawls.
  3. 8 The royal title Ranjeet Singh took on 12 April 1801, making him King of the Punjab.
  4. 10 The French emperor whose defeated generals came to modernise Ranjeet Singh's army.
  5. 11 Heavily fortified southern city that fell to Sikh forces after a long siege in June 1818.

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  1. 1 The holiest city of the Sikhs, home of the Golden Temple, captured by Ranjeet Singh in 1804.
  2. 2 The great capital city of the Sikh Empire, entered by Ranjeet Singh in 1799.
  3. 3 A Muslim ruler or governor; many Nawabs became tributaries of the Sikh Empire.
  4. 5 A military stronghold — Ranjeet Singh captured dozens across Punjab and the northwest.
  5. 6 A formal agreement — Ranjeet Singh signed one with the British in 1809 fixing the Satluj as a border.
  6. 7 Capital of Afghanistan whose rulers repeatedly threatened Punjab before being checked by the Sikh army.
  7. 9 Famous diamond obtained from the Afghan Shah Shuja in 1813, later taken to Britain — two words.