Maastarji · Crossword № 3

Maharaja Ranjeet Singh: The Lion of Panjab

23 × 28 · 15 across · 14 down · hard · Ages 11-14
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  1. 1 Ranjeet Singh's eldest son, proclaimed crown prince in 1816 — two words.
  2. 3 Gold coins minted by Ranjeet Singh, named after Guru Nanak — two words.
  3. 6 The French emperor whose defeated generals Ventura and Allard came to modernise Ranjeet Singh's army.
  4. 8 Ranjeet Singh's youngest son, born 1838, last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire — two words.
  5. 10 A fortified town southwest of Lahore, repeatedly contested and finally subdued by Ranjeet Singh.
  6. 16 Important northern city and military base secured by the Sikh Empire.
  7. 18 The fertile region between two rivers in Punjab controlled by the Sikh Empire.
  8. 19 The holiest city of the Sikhs, home of the Golden Temple, captured by Ranjeet Singh in 1804.
  9. 20 The Lion of Punjab, first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire — two words.
  10. 23 Strategic fort on the Indus River wrested from the Afghans, controlling the road to the northwest.
  11. 24 Capital of Afghanistan whose rulers repeatedly threatened Punjab before being checked by the Sikh army.
  12. 25 The royal title Ranjeet Singh took on 12 April 1801, making him King of the Punjab.
  13. 26 A Sikh military chief or noble leader.
  14. 27 Heavily fortified southern city that fell to Sikh forces after a long siege in June 1818.
  15. 28 The great capital city of the Sikh Empire, entered by Ranjeet Singh in 1799.

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  1. 2 Famous diamond obtained from the Afghan Shah Shuja in 1813, later taken to Britain — two words.
  2. 4 The last queen of Ranjeet Singh and mother of Daleep Singh — two words.
  3. 5 Ranjeet Singh's powerful general and minister who led the capture of Multan — two words.
  4. 7 Northern Punjab city brought under Sikh control by Ranjeet Singh in 1808.
  5. 9 A Muslim ruler or governor; many Nawabs became tributaries of the Sikh Empire.
  6. 11 The fort at the eastern mouth of the Khyber Pass where Hari Singh Nalwa fell in battle in 1837.
  7. 12 A Sikh confederacy or clan, the basic political unit before the empire was unified.
  8. 13 A military stronghold — Ranjeet Singh captured dozens across Punjab and the northwest.
  9. 14 Afghan warrior people who fought repeatedly against Sikh armies at Naushehra and Peshawar.
  10. 15 A formal agreement — Ranjeet Singh signed one with the British in 1809 fixing the Satluj as a border.
  11. 17 Northwestern city conquered by the Sikh army in 1818, gateway to the Khyber Pass.
  12. 21 A river of Punjab that formed a natural boundary in the Sikh Empire's western territories.
  13. 22 Hari Singh ___, Ranjeet Singh's greatest general who died defending the fort of Jamrood in 1837.
  14. 24 Mountain valley conquered by Ranjeet Singh in 1819, prized for its famous shawls.