Gordon Comander of Sikh Battalion (D.1837) Often miscalled Carron, an Anglo-Indian, entered the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1820…
Gardner, Alexander Haughton Campbell
Gardner, Alexander Haughton Campbell Scottish Soldier in charge of Sikh Artillery (1785-1877) Son of a Scottish immigrant, was, according to…
Fukinaul, Thomas
Fukinaul, Thomas French Worker in Maharajah Runjeet Singh’s Gunpowder Factory A Frenchman, who during 1822-23 was in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s…
Fane, Sir Henry
Fane, Sir Henry Commander-in-chief of the British Indian Army (1778-1840) Commander-in-chief of the British Indian army, who visited the Punjab…
Benet
Benet European Physician at the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh A Frenchman, was one of the European physicians at the…
Allard, Jean Francois
Allard, Jean Francois Military Advisor to Maharaja Runjeet Singh (1785-1839) Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, an order instituted in…
Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s contributions to Harimandir Sahib
Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s contributions to Harimandir Sahib When Maharaja Ranjit Singh took the occupation of the city of Amritsar from…
History of the Punjab
The first known use of the word Punjab is in the book Tarikh-e-Sher Shah (1580), which mentions the construction of…
Sardar Charat Singh
Charhat Singh Sandhu was grandfather of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. He was eldest of the four Sons of Sardar Naudh singh…
Gurudwara Ranjit Garh- Chamkaur
Gurudwara Ranjit Garh- Chamkaur GURDWARA RANJIT GARH is on the eastern out skirts of the town. As Guru Gobind…