Ran·jit Singh 
(rŭnjĭt sĭng) Known as "the Lion of the Punjab." 1780-1839.
(rŭnjĭt sĭng) Known as "the Lion of the Punjab." 1780-1839. Punjabi leader of the Sikhs who unified warring Sikh states into a kingdom and resisted colonization by the British, with whom he maintained an alliance.
Ranjit Singhdetail of a 19th-century Indian portrait, made with pencil, gouache, and watercolor