Timeline
- 1710 - 1716, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur defeated the Mughals and declared the Khalsa rule.
- 1716 - 1738, turbulence, no real ruler, but Mughals did get back the control for 2 decades but Sikhs engage in guerilla warfare
- 1733 - 1735, The Khalsa accepts only to reject the confederal status given by Mughals.
- 1748 - 1767, invasion of Ahmad Shah Durrani
- 1763 - 1774, Charat Singh Sukerchakia, Misldar of Sukerchakia misl established himself in Gujranwala.
- 1764 - 1783, Baba Baghel Singh, Misldar of Karor Singhia Misl, conquered the Delhi and sourroundings and imposed taxes on Mughals
- 1773, Ahmad Shah Durrani dies and his son Timur Shah launches several invasions into Punjab.
- 1774 - 1790, Maha Singh becomes Misldar of the Sukerchakia misl.
- 1790 - 1801, Ranjit Singh becomes Misldar of the Sukerchakia misl.
- 1801 April 12, coronation of Ranjit Singh as Maharaja.
- 1801 - 27 June 1839, reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, whose coronation took place in 1801.
- 27 June 1839 – 5 November 1840, reign of Maharaja Kharak Singh
- 5 November 1840 – 18 January 1841, Chand Kaur was briefly Regent
- 18 January 1841 – 15 September 1843, reign of Maharaja Sher Singh
- May 1841 - August 1842, Sino-Sikh war
- 15 September 1843 – 31 March 1849, reign of Maharaja Duleep Singh
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