02-08-2010, 01:52 AM
As shamu had mentioned Maharaja Ranjit Singh was probably the last great monarch who subdued the Afghans & wanted to get rid of Muslim rule from Sindh but couldn't due to Brit expansion.
He could not foresee the long term threat Europeans represented & after his death the kingdom came apart very soon. Dilip Singh his son was taken by Brits & converted to Xtianity.
He could not foresee the long term threat Europeans represented & after his death the kingdom came apart very soon. Dilip Singh his son was taken by Brits & converted to Xtianity.
Banda Bahadur paid back the Muslims in their own coin, if only other Hindu rulers were like him...