Maharaja Ranjit Singh is also called "Sher-e-Punjab'. He was a Sikh emperor of the sovereign nation of Punjab and the Sikh Empire.
He was a descendant of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion. He brought law and order but never used the death penalty. He stopped Indian non-secular style practices by treating Hindus and Muslims equally. His Empire was relatively modern and had great respect for all religions and non-religious traditions of the Empire. Maharaja Ranjit Singh had created a state based upon Sikh noble traditions, where everyone worked together, regardless of background, and where citizens were made to look at things that they shared in common.
