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Maharaja Ranjeet Singh: Lion of Panjab

Medium 20-clue crossword on Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, the Lion of Panjab — the key people, places, and events of the Sikh Empire for solvers aged 9–12.

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3Northwestern city conquered by the Sikh army in 1818, gateway to the Khyber Pass.
5Mountain valley conquered by Ranjeet Singh in 1819, prized for its famous shawls.
8A Muslim ruler or governor; many Nawabs became tributaries of the Sikh Empire.
10Important northern city and military base secured by the Sikh Empire.
11Northern Punjab city brought under Sikh control by Ranjeet Singh in 1808.
12Capital of Afghanistan whose rulers repeatedly threatened Punjab before being checked by the Sikh army.
14A river of Punjab that formed a natural boundary in the Sikh Empire's western territories.
16A Sikh military chief or noble leader.
17Afghan warrior people who fought repeatedly against Sikh armies at Peshawar and beyond.
19Famous diamond obtained from the Afghan Shah Shuja in 1813, later taken to Britain — two words.

1The French emperor whose defeated generals Ventura and Allard came to modernise Ranjeet Singh's army.
2The royal title Ranjeet Singh took on 12 April 1801, making him King of the Punjab.
4The holiest city of the Sikhs, home of the Golden Temple, captured by Ranjeet Singh in 1804.
6Heavily fortified southern city that fell to Sikh forces after a long siege in June 1818.
7A military stronghold — Ranjeet Singh captured dozens across Punjab and the northwest.
8Hari Singh ___, Ranjeet Singh's greatest general who died defending the fort of Jamrood in 1837.
9The last queen of Ranjeet Singh and mother of Daleep Singh — two words.
13The great capital city of the Sikh Empire, entered by Ranjeet Singh in 1799.
15A formal agreement — Ranjeet Singh signed one with the British in 1809 fixing the Satluj as a border.
18Strategic fort on the Indus River wrested from the Afghans, controlling the road to the northwest.

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