Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Maharaja of Bharatpur Farzand Jang
Portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Reign	28 March 1778 – 6 December 1805
Coronation	Gopal Bhavan, Deeg, 29 March 1778
Predecessor	Kehri Singh
Successor	Randhir Singh
Born	2 May 1745 Deeg
Died	6 December 1805 Govardhan
Issue	Randhir Singh Baldeo Singh Lachman Singh
House	Sinsinwar Jat Dynasty
Father	Suraj Mal
Religion	Hinduism

Maharaja Ranjit Singh (2 May 1745 – 6 December 1805) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bharatpur (r. 1778–1805) and the successor of Maharaja Kehri Singh, he was bestowed upon the title of Farzand Jang meaning Son of War by the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. He participated in the Second Anglo-Maratha War on the side of the Marathas and his forces proved to be a tough match for Lord Lake.^[1]