Description Ranjit Singh took the title of Maharajah om April 12 1801 to coincide with the Baisakhi day A descendant of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, conducted the coronation ceremony. Lahore served as his capital from 1799. In 1802he took the holy city of Amritsar. Ranjit Singh and his brave Sikh generals were capable of conquering such a great expanse of land for many reasons
