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Ropar Meeting
The Ropar Meeting in October 1831 was between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Lord William Bentinck, Governor-General of the East India Company, on the banks of the river Satluj, in a town of the same name. Ranjit Singh's fame had reached its peak, attracting the attention and friendship of sovereigns from afar. Background The Ropar Meeting highlighted the camaraderie between Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire and the East India Company, which governed Hindustan. The grandeur of the Sikh display prompted a British historian to compare it to the Field of the Cloth of Gold. The agenda of both powers differed significantly. Ranjit Singh aimed to secure recognition for his son, Kharak Singh's accession, and sought the Company's response to his plans to annex Sindh. At the same time, the Company harboured suspicions that Ranjit Singh had initiated communication with Russia. The East India Company was preparing to court him, recognising him as essential to realising it's expandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjit Singh Seated Wearing The Koh-i-Noor
Ranjit can refer to: * Ranjit Singh (other) **Ranjit Singh (1780–1839), First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire **Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur (1776–1805), ruler of the Bharatpur princely state in Rajasthan, India **K. S. Ranjitsinhji (1872–1933), cricketer and Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar **Ranjit Singh Dyal (1928–2012), Indian Army officer and administrator **Ranjit Singh Boparan, British Businessman **Ranjit Singh Gujjar (born 1984), Indian sportsperson *Ranjit Chowdhry, actor *Ranjit Mallick, Bengali film actor *Ranjit Hoskote, Indian poet *Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary, Governor of Meghalaya, a state in India *Ranjit Studios, former film company *Ranjit Desai, Marathi writer *Ranjit Bolt, British playwright and translator *Ranjit Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer *Ranjit Naik, architect and social worker *Ranjit Bhatia, Indian athlete *Ranjit Debbarma, current chairman of the All Tripura Tiger Force *Ranjit Kamble, Maharashtra minister *Marshall Manesh, actor who played Ranj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran border, west, Turkmenistan to the Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border, northwest, Uzbekistan to the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border, north, Tajikistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, northeast, and China to the Afghanistan–China border, northeast and east. Occupying of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains Afghan Turkestan, in the north and Sistan Basin, the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. Kabul is the country's capital and largest city. Demographics of Afghanistan, Afghanistan's population is estimated to be between 36 and 50 million. Ancient history of Afghanistan, Human habitation in Afghanistan dates to the Middle Paleolithic era. Popularly referred to as the graveyard of empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balochis
The Baloch ( ) or Baluch ( ; , plural ) are a nomadic, pastoral, ethnic group which speaks the Western Iranic Balochi language and is native to the Balochistan region of South and Western Asia, encompassing the countries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. There are also Baloch diaspora communities in neighbouring regions, including in Central Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. The majority of the Baloch reside within Pakistan. About 50% of the total Baloch population live in the Pakistani province of Balochistan, while 40% are settled in Sindh and a significant albeit smaller number reside in the Pakistani Punjab. They make up 3.6% of Pakistan's total population, and around 2% of the populations of both Iran and Afghanistan and the largest non-Arab community in Oman. Etymology The exact origin of the word "Baloch" is unclear. According to the Baloch historian Naseer Dashti (2012), the name of the ethnic group derives from 'Balaschik' living in Balasagan, between the Caspian Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
