On This Day in India

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On This Day in India

A wider calendar of Indian history — including stories already published on Curious Indian and important dates we have not covered yet.

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13 November

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Kunwar Singh in a steel engraving from The Indian Empire, circa 1858
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Kunwar Singh is born

Kunwar Singh, who later became a major leader of the 1857 uprising in Bihar, was born at Jagdispur on 13 November 1777.

This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.

Death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh is born

Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire, was born in Gujranwala on 13 November 1780.

This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.

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