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Answer the following questions briefly:
With reference to the rise of independent Rajput states and the establishment of the Sikh kingdom, answer the following question:
Discuss the achievements of Ranjit Singh.
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Solution
Ranjit Singh, chief of one of the misls, was a born leader. He brought all the Sikh chiefs to the west of the Satluj under his control and made himself master of Punjab by the end of the 18th century.
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