Samadhi of Ranjit Singh

The Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (Punjabi: ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਧੀ/رنجیت سنگھ دی سمادھی) is the mausoleum of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780 - 1839). It is located near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Construction was started by his son, Kharak Singh on the spot where he was cremated, and was completed by his youngest son, Duleep Singh in 1848.

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