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Lepel Griffin, Ranjit Singh (1892, reissued as Ranjit Singh and the Sikh Barrier Between Our Growing Empire and Central Asia, 2004); Narendra Krishna Sinha, Ranjit Singh, 3rd ed. (1951, reissued 1975); and Khushwant Singh, Ranjit Singh: Maharajah of the Punjab (1962, reissued as Ranjit Singh: Maharaja of the Punjab, 1780–1839, 2008), are three conventional biographies. Emily Eden, Up the Country: Letters Written to Her Sister from the Upper Provinces of India, 2 vol. (1866, reprinted 2010), is an eyewitness account of the personality and court of Ranjit Singh. W.G. Osborne, The Court and Camp of Runjeet Sing (1840, reprinted 1973), also delves into his personal life. More-recent works include Prithipal Singh Kapur and Dharam Singh (eds.), Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Commemoration Volume on the Bicentenery of His Coronation, 1801–2001 (2001); and Patwant Singh and Jyoti M. Rai, Empire of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, rev. ed. (2012).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Invalidated site: International Journal of History - Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The Real Maharaja (PDF). | Aug 27, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - How the Punjab was Painted Red. | Jan 02, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 09, 2025 | ||
| Added cross references. | May 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of History - Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The Real Maharaja (PDF). | May 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Parliament Digital Library - Maharaja Ranjit Singh (PDF). | Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: MapsofIndia.com - 13th November 1780: Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire, was born. | Mar 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Government of India - Indian Culture - Biography of Sher-e-Panjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh. | Aug 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The Lion of Punjab. | May 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Maharaja Ranjit Singh. | Feb 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cultural India - Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. | Jan 13, 2023 | ||
| Removed mention that the Ladakh region is located in Jammu and Kashmir state, India. | Mar 19, 2021 | ||
| Illustration of Ranjit Singh added. | Apr 17, 2015 | ||
| Article revised and expanded. |
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Apr 17, 2015 | |
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Apr 17, 2015 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 05, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Mar 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Sikhpoint - Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. | Apr 12, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Search Sikhism - Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. | Apr 12, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Maharaja Ranjit Singh College of Professional Science - Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. | Apr 11, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Sikh Lionz - Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. | Apr 09, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Sikh Information - Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. | Apr 09, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: History of the Sikhs - Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. | Apr 09, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: All About Sikhs - Biography of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. | Apr 04, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |