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Critically examine: “Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in 1839. His death was the signal for an outburst of anarchy all over the Punjab.”

  • UPSC 2020
  • British Expansion in India

Ranjit Singh's genius lay in balancing rival Sikh chieftains against newer Dogra commanders; his death removed the one figure capable of sustaining that balance, and the kingdom unravelled with striking speed.

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  • The Collapse After 1839
  • Economic Dislocation Compounding Political Crisis

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