. "Maharaja Ranjit Singh (13th November 1780 - 27 June*1, 1839) also called \"Sher-e-Punjab\" (\"The Lion of Punjab\") was the principle Sikh ruler of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire. His sons were, in rapid succession, the others rulers but their rule was short lived. The Maharaja was born on 13th November 1780 in Gujranwala now in modern day Pakistan, into the Sansi-Sandhawalia family. At the time, much of Punjab was ruled by the Sikhs, who had divided the territory among factions known as misls."@en . . "Maharaja Ranjit Singh"@en . . . . . . . . "Maharaja Ranjit Singh (13th November 1780 - 27 June*1, 1839) also called \"Sher-e-Punjab\" (\"The Lion of Punjab\") was the principle Sikh ruler of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire. His sons were, in rapid succession, the others rulers but their rule was short lived. The Maharaja was born on 13th November 1780 in Gujranwala now in modern day Pakistan, into the Sansi-Sandhawalia family. At the time, much of Punjab was ruled by the Sikhs, who had divided the territory among factions known as misls. Ranjit Singh's father Maha Singh was the misaldar (\"commander\", \"misl leader\") of the Sukerchakia misl and controlled a territory in west Punjab based around his headquarters at Gujranwala. Ranjit Singh succeeded his father as the misaldar, at the young age of 12. The name of his mother was Mai Raj Kaur. Mai Raj Kaur was the daughter of the king of Jind. She was also known by the name of \u2018Malwain\u2019."@en . .