Agrarian Policies under the Rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Abstract
Since the centuries, agriculture has been remained the backbone of not only economy of Punjab but all over India. There 90% of the population of Punjab during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh depend upon agriculture. Ranjit Singh was a Sikh ruler who established the Sikh empire in the early nineteenth century, he was born on 13 November 1780 at Gujranwala (now in Pakistan). During his time period agriculture played an important role to increase the economy of the region. For the betterment of the economy Ranjit Singh introduced various agrarian reforms and policies aimed to improve agriculture productivity. With his agrarian policies he got a success to protect the rights and lives of the farmer in the Punjab region.
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