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UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-I)
Who conquered Kashmir from the Afghans in 1819?
AHari Singh
BRanjit Singh ✓ Correct
CGulab Singh
DShamsher Singh
Correct answer: (B) Ranjit Singh — It was Ranjit Singh, so the answer is Ranjit Singh.
Explanation
★It was Ranjit Singh, so the answer is Ranjit Singh.
★Ranjit Singh conquered Kashmir from the Afghans in 1819.
★Ranjit Singh was from the Sukerchakia misl.
★He conquered Multan in 1818 and Peshawar in 1823.
★He gave the name Sarkar-i-Khalsa to his kingdom for uniting the Sikh misls.
★So the one who conquered Kashmir from the Afghans was Ranjit Singh.
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