Meeting of Ranjit Singh the Maharajah of Lahore and two Europeans, Ventura, an Italian by birth, and Allard, a Frenchman. They came to Lahore in 1822 to seek service in the Sikh army. They had heard many a tale of the grandeur of Ranjit Singh's court and were taken up with the idea of visiting Lahore. Maharaja Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder of the Sikh Empire

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Meeting of Ranjit Singh the Maharajah of Lahore and two Europeans, Ventura, an Italian by birth, and Allard, a Frenchman. They came to Lahore in 1822 to seek service in the Sikh army. They had heard many a tale of the grandeur of Ranjit Singh's court and were taken up with the idea of visiting Lahore. Maharaja Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder of the Sikh Empire

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