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	Ranjit Singh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab.
		Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a Sikh born in 1780.
		Ranjit Singh's father Maha Singh was the commander of the Sukerchakia misl (faction) and controlled a territory in west Punjab based around his headquarters at Gujranwala.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ranjit_Singh (615 words)

	Samadhi of Ranjit Singh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Located in Lahore, Pakistan, near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque, the mausoleum was begun by his son Kharak Singh on the spot where he was cremated, and was completed by Dalip Singh in 1848.
		Ranjit Singh's ashes are contained in a marble urn in the shape of a lotus, sheltered under a marble pavilion inlaid with pietra dura, in the centre of the tomb.
		Two small monuments to the west of the main mausoleum commemorate Ranjit Singh's son Kharak Singh and grandson Nau Nihal Singh, and their wives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samadhi_of_Ranjit_Singh (190 words)

	Samadhi - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Samadhi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Samadhi, or concentration of the mind, is the second of the three parts of the Buddha's teaching, namely Sila (morality), Samadhi (concentration), and Panna (insight/wisdom).
		Samadhi is also the Hindi word for a structure commemorating the dead (tomb).
		Mahasamadhi (literally great samadhi) is the Hindi word for a realized yogi's conscious departure from the physical body at death.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Samadhi.html (386 words)

	Samadhi of Ranjit Singh -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is the (A large burial chamber, usually above ground) mausoleum of the (An adherent of Sikhism) Sikh ruler (additional info and facts about Maharaja Ranjit Singh) Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
		(additional info and facts about Ranjit Singh) Ranjit Singh's ashes are contained in a marble urn in the shape of a (Annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs) lotus, sheltered under a marble pavilion inlaid with (additional info and facts about pietra dura) pietra dura, in the centre of the tomb.
		Two small monuments to the west of the main mausoleum commemorate (additional info and facts about Ranjit Singh) Ranjit Singh's son Kharak Singh and grandson Nau Nihal Singh, and their wives.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/samadhi_of_ranjit_singh.htm (214 words)

	Encyclopedia: Ranjit-Singh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh is the mausoleum of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
		Kharak Singh (1801-1840) was the eldest legitimate son of Ranjit Singh and Maharani Datar Kaur.
		The title of Sher-e-Punjab is still widely used as a term of respect for a powerful man. Rana Pratap Singh (born 1540 - died 1597) was the rana (king) of Mewar, grandson of the illustrious Rana Sanga.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ranjit_Singh (1383 words)

	Lahore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Between the two buildings is a garden known as Hazuri Bagh in which Maharaja Ranjit Singh built a baradari, a decorated marble pavilion.
		The Mausoleum of Muhammad Iqbal is also located in this garden, near the Eastern wall of the Badshahi Masjid.
		On the Northern side of the garden is the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Lahore (684 words)

	Encyclopedia: Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab.
		A pyre is a structure, such as a mound of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral rite.
		Nau Nihal Singh was the son of Maharaja Kharak Singh, himself eldest son and heir of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Samadhi-of-Ranjit-Singh (620 words)

	PakistaniExporters.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This building was built by Kharak Singh son of Ranjit Singh in 1848 AD The square roof has a single fluted dome which supports a chamber which has a small pavilion decorated with pietra dura work.
		Kharak Singh the successor of Ranjit Singh, died in 1840.
		Ranjit Singh also appropriated many treasures from his Moghal predecessors like calligraphic manuscripts, including Quran's and several hundred exquisite 17th and 18th century paints, which are made in a process now, lost, by grinding precious stones such as emeralds and amethysts to a powder.
	www.pakistaniexporters.com /static/about_pakistan/lahore.aspx (2602 words)

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		It belonged to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh ruling dynasty of the Punjab and his son Maharaja Dalip Singh.
		Out of this chaos Maharaja Ranjit Singh, by dint of his chivalry and statesmanship, consolidated a powerful kingdom on the northwest of the Sutlej, at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
		Maharaja Dalip Singh was taken away to Fatehgarh in the U.P., and put under the tutelage of Sir John Login of the Bengal Army, with the result that after two years the young Maharaja expressed a desire to renounce his faith and embrace Christianity.
	www.sikh-heritage.co.uk /heritage/bamba%20collection/prin%20bamba%20col.htm (1883 words)

	Tourism @ Pakwatan.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Among many a legends and tales of this magnificent gate, Ranjit Singh was succeeded by his elder son Kharak Singh, who died in Lahore in 1840 and was succeeded by his son Naunihal Singh.
		Maharaja Ranjit Singh who besieged Lahore with a large force, it was Muhkim Din Chaudary in connivence with the Raja, was the incharge of the Lahorei Gate, opened it secretly to the invader who took possession of the city.
		This gate has - during the ascendency wars between the sikh nobles, sardar Hira Singh, son of Raja Dhiyan Singh, chief minister of Ranjit Singh was put to death and his head hung up for public view at this gate.
	www.pakwatan.com /main/tourism/city_detail.php3?ID=5 (3371 words)

	OPF
		During Ranjit Singh's reign the mosque was used by the government as a magazine for military stores.
		During the reign of Ranjit Singh, the trans-Indus territory was annexed by Hari Singh Nalwa, who constructed a temple with a tank on this spot.
		The Samadhi (shrine) of Guru Arjun Dev is situated opposite the Lahore Fort, northeast of the Samadhi of Maharajah Ranjit Singh.
	www.opf.org.pk /almanac/A/architecture.htm (10851 words)

	Tourist Places
		Maharaja Ranjit Singh had the upper half of the building built with approximately 400 kg of gold leaf.
		Now the summer palace of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh has been converted into a museum which speaks volumes on his times.On display are weapons dating back to Mughal times, portraits of ruling houses of Punjab and a replica of diamond "Kohinoor".
		It is another heritage sight built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh around which are sewn many tales and legends.
	www.amritsar.nic.in /html/places_to_visit.htm (1453 words)

	Cities/Towns - Rupnagar
		Guru Gobind Singh came to this town in 1674 when he was only eight years old and he spent about 25 years, the major part of his life in Anandpur Sahib.
		Gurudwara Shahid Ganj in Morinda was built in the memory of Baba Fateh Singh and Baba Zorawar Singh, the younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh.
		Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) is an important Modern town of the district named after the son of Tenth Guru Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
	www.rupnagar.nic.in /html/cities.htm (1838 words)

	THE REALISED SOUL IS RARE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It so happened, he was married to Bibi Ranjit Kaur in the early age as per the customs of that time.
		He was stopped at Goth Chanda Singh by an old woman by calling him her own son in an affectionate manner.
		Sant Waryam Singh ji is the Chairman of the editorial board and author of more than 20 books which are being published by Vishav Gurmat Roohani Mission Charitable Trust.
	www.atammarg.com /root/waryam.htm (2642 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab
		Former jathedar of Akal Takht Bhai Ranjit Singh said it was strange that Akal Takht was worried about the compensation to be paid to Mr Hit but not concerned about defaulters who had not paid full fee of their wards in Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute of Medical and Dental Sciences.
		Mr Inder Singh Sahni, acting president, District Congress Committee, Bathinda, while admitting the fact that resentment among the workers was genuine, said the matter pertaining to the posting of Ms Parampal Kaur as the BDPO, Bathinda, had been brought to the notice of the minister concerned, Mr Lal Singh, and president, PPCC, Mr H. Hanspal.
		Nitu Bansal has alleged that her guide, Dr Partap Singh, who is a Professor in the Department of Economics and is presently posted in the Department of Correspondence Studies, had demanded Rs 25,000 from her husband to approve her dissertation through a person posted in the Department of Correspondence Studies.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20040814/punjab1.htm (7089 words)

	1984 riots: Will justice be done? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		She was married only for two months when her husband Kewal Singh was burnt alive in front of her eyes.
		Her sister-in-law Janaki Kaur, who was married for four months and lost her husband Mewal Singh in the carnage, has a similar tale to tell.
		Mohan Singh attributed the addiction of Sikh youth to unemployment, injustice and absence of male elders in the family.
	web.mid-day.com /news/nation/2005/january/102587.htm (1227 words)

	World Coins Ranjit Singh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh The ashes of Shaheed Bhai Taru Singh Ji There is another Jehan, "Light of the World", was the only empress name appeared on the coins of the Mughal empire
		When Ranjit Singh wrested Kashmir from the Durani Afghans, he to Muslim dominance.
		Maharaja Ranjit Singh had the upper half of the building built This is the area that still retains the old-world charm of markets in Mughal times.
	www.only-coins.com /worldcoinsranjitsingh (329 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		Mr Partap Singh Bajwa, PWD Minister, said being the president of INTACH (Punjab chapter), Capt Amarinder Singh had assured his Pakistani counterpart to help in preserving heritage buildings in Pakistan.
		He said the condition of Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, Gurdwara Dera Sahib and the ‘samadhi’ of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore were in good condition.
		Capt Amarinder Singh said during his visit to Pakistan, he had noticed that there was realisation on both sides that peace and development had to go hand in hand.” Peace gives an impetus to development while development strengthens, peace,” he said.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20040202/main6.htm (378 words)

	Gardens of the Mughal Empire - The Fortress Gardens of Lahore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This Sikh-period garden was built in a space that was formerly a caravanserai between the fort and the Badshahi mosque (built by Aurangzeb in 1673).
		Although not a Mughal garden per se, the Hazuri Bagh reminds us that Ranjit Singh and other Sikhs had a deep appreciation for the Mughal garden tradition (if not for their marble structures or mosques).
		When the mosque was in use, the forecourt was needed for a large congregation; but when it was closed by the Sikhs, that space was converted to a garden in the Mughal style.
	www.mughalgardens.org /html/fortress_gardens.html (834 words)

	Khalistan Calling Februaury 4, 2004
		Captain Amrinder Singh, a son of Maharajah Yadavinder Singh and grandson of Maharajah Bhupinder Singh of the Patiala dynasty, accepted the invitation on the phone and thus became the first Chief minister of Punjab to be officially invited to Pakistan - Badal had visited Lahore as a part of the Vajpayee entourage in 1999.
		Sirdar Simranjit Singh Mann, Member of the Indian Parliament had defiantly crossed over to Pakistan alone on April 11, 2002 for a four days visit to Gurdwara Punja Sahib without getting anyone's permission in India despite the fact that his personal attendants were detained at the border and not allowed to accompany him.
		Captain Amrinder Singh has not heard of the Gujarat pogrom of 2002 where two thousand Muslims were murdered in the same manner as the over ten thousand Sikhs were murdered in the Delhi pogrom of November 1984.
	www.khalistan-affairs.org /main/K_Calling/kc02042004.htm (1583 words)

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		The Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh is the most important building, standing near the Badshahi Mosque.
		North of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s samadhi is the Gurudwara (shrine) of Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru.
		Ancestors of the Faqirs were trusted courtiers in Maharaja Ranjit Singh court and most of the objects displayed here are gifts from the Maharaja.
	www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/AsiaIS/Pakistan/Lahore?SubLink=DExplorer/AsiaIS/Pakistan/Lahore/viSightseeing_Inc.htm (1335 words)

	Islamic Voice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh is situated opposite the Lahore Fort.
		It is a mixture of Mughal and Hindu style of architecture and was built in 1848 by Kharak Singh, the son of Ranjit Singh.
		Another tourist attraction we wanted to visit was Changa Manga, the biggest man-made forest, spread over an area of 12,150 acres of land, situated 68 km away from Lahore.
	www.islamicvoice.com /June2005/Travelogue (1125 words)

	Samadhi of Ranjit Singh - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Samadhi_of_Ranjit_Singh (213 words)

	Yogins: Famous Yogins - Yoga Addenda
		It is said that a big nest, like a mountain, was built by him on the southern branch of the Kalpa Vriksha, situated at the northern summit of the Mahameru.
		In Maharajah Ranjit Singh's Court in Lahore, Hatha Yogi Hari Das who buried himself underneath the ground for forty days after tightly closing his nose, mouth, ears and eyes with wax came back alive.
		The Mohammedan Yogi, Gunangudi Mastan, was buried in Madras.
	www.experiencefestival.com /a/Yogins/id/23900 (2988 words)

	SINGH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Yaswant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
		Search the SINGH Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
		Find graves of people named SINGH at Find-a-Grave.com (or add one that you know).
	www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/S/SINGH.htm (81 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories
		Meanwhile, the Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Khud Mohalla, organised shabad kirtan and declamation contests for school children on Gurpurb.
		President of Singh Sabha and former councillor Kulwant Singh Dukhia said the purpose of organising such competitions was to make students aware of the tenets of Sikh Gurus.
		The Badshahi mosque, samadhi of Ranjit Singh, Gurdwara Dera Sahib Guru Arjan Dev, the Shahi Quillah, Hazoori Bagh and the grand Roshni Darwaza.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20031110/ldh1.htm (2730 words)

	The Land of Sikh Gurus
		Continue onto Hazoor Sahib (10 kms/15 minutes), where the Samadhi (memorial) of the second Sikh guru, GuruAngad Dev ji, was built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1815.
		Afternoon visit the Golden Temple – built in the midst of the holy pool byMaharaja Ranjit Singh in 1803, it is also known as Darbar Sahib or Har MandirSahib.
		Adjoining the pool is Akal Takht, established by the sixth Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind Singh.
	www.indiatravelinfo.com /travelpackages/religious-travel-packages/sikh-guru.htm (732 words)

	Daily Excelsior... World
		Setting the tone for the significant summit on Pakistani soil, External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh, who will be among the 20-member delegation that will accompany the Prime Minister, said yesterday it is our view that this is the most historic engagement between the two countries after the Simla agreement.
		Singh’s views were echoed by his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz who said it is a historic event which allows the two countries to discuss their differences at the highest political level.
		During his stay, Vajpayee is scheduled to visit Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Samadhi, Dera Sahib Gurdwara, and tomb of renowned poet Iqbal apart from attending a banquet in his honour at the historic Lahore Fort.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /99feb20/inter.htm (1753 words)

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