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Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital? |
| A. | Amritsar |
| B. | Anandpur Shahib |
| C. | Gujranwala |
| D. | Peshawar |
| Answer» A. Amritsar | |
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Explanation: Ranjit Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl, who first occupied Lahore (1799), the traditional capital of the Punjab, declaring himself Maharaja in 1801, ex-tended his hegemony to Amritsar in 1805 when he took over the town from his traditional rivals, the Bhangi chiefs. Already in 1809 he had constructed the Gobindgarh Fort outside Lahauri Gate complete with a formidable moat, three lines of defence and several bastions and emplacements for heavy guns. |
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