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#gujranwala #gujranwalacity #ranjitsingh The Dark Room Where a Maharaja Born I Haveli Ranjit Singh I Gujranwala's Muslim Enemy Son Special Thanks: Muhammad Ali ‪@Explorewithalibhai‬ Music: Binu Kumar, Kerala, India ‪@SoundSFX‬ (Under License) For Financial Support: Syed Zulfiqar Gilani Easy Paisa: IBAN: PK22TMFB0000000091196140 Standard Chartered: IBAN: PK36SCBL0000001714038001 Gujranwala Vlogs: The Dark Room Where a Maharaja Born I Haveli Ranjit Singh I Gujranwala's Muslim Enemy Son    • The Dark Room Where a Maharaja Born I Have...   Sheranwala Bagh I Gujranwala I Lions Used to Roar Here I Deserted Samadhi of Ranjit Singh's Father    • Sheranwala Bagh I Gujranwala I Lions Used ...   The City of Corn Roaster I Eminabad I Ancient Town With Controversial History I Mohallah of Diwans    • The City of Corn Roaster I Eminabad I Anci...   The Banyan Tree Whispers at Night I Mandir Tomri Sahib I An Unusual Temple I Baddoki Gosaian    • The Banyan Tree Whispers at Night I Tomri ...   Gurdwara Rori Sahib I Eminabad I Holy Sikh Shrine I Gurdwara Chakki Sahib I Gurdwara Khuhi Bhai Lalo    • Gurdwara Rori Sahib I Eminabad I Holy Sikh...   When Own Government Dropped Bombs on Gujranwala I First Capital of Sikh Empire I City of Wrestlers    • When Own Government Dropped Bombs on Gujra...   City of Vertical Graves I Ranjit Singh's Summer Palace Finished I Rasul Nagar I Battle of Ramnagar    • City of Vertical Graves I Ranjit Singh's S...   Ranjit Singh, the future leader of the Sikh Empire, was born in this stately haveli (mansion) on November 02, 1780. His father, Mahan Singh (1756-1792) was the leader of the Sukerchakia Misl, one of many small principalities that arose in the Punjab as Mughal rule faltered. Of necessity, the haveli reflected the wealth and eminence of Mahan Singh's position, and his authority to rule, though the haveli was less ostentatious than many later examples such as the Omar Hayat Mahal in Chiniot or the Nau Nihal Singh haveli, built by one of Ranjit Singh's descendants. The mansion is shaped as a long rectangle, oriented north-south but canted to the northeast in the prevailing direction of Gujranwala's urban fabric. In the late 18th century it was likely surrounded by more greenery and open space, but today it stands in an extremely crowded environment surrounded by illegally built makeshift dwellings. The interior is an oasis of calm, far quieter than it would have been in Ranjit Singh's time when its courtyards and halls rang with the to-and-fro of Mahan Singh's domestic servants and the many members of his extended family. The main facade faces south and is built of brick and plaster, inset with wood. Like Mughal-era buildings, the surface is organized as a bilaterally symmetrical series of rectangular panels, separated from one another by ornamental engaged columns spanned with cusped arches. A shallow niche sits below each of the arches on the ground floor and upper level, alternately filled with brick benches, arched windows, and a single entranceway. The large bay over the main entrance includes the profile of several gently curving bangala style roofs, a fashion that came into vogue in Shah Jahan's era when the conquest of east India (today's Bangladesh) brought this form to the Mughal Empire's attention. The first room of the building is also its largest, a double-high reception chamber spanning the building's entire width. Although it is currently ill-lit and empty, it is easy to imagine this space as an imposing emblem of Mahan Singh's authority, filled with luxurious furniture, brightly-colored mural paintings, and the soft flicker of firelight. Deeper into the building are two chowk (courtyards)—a large central one and a private courtyard at the rear. A forlorn plaque on the east room of the inner courtyard indicates the spot where Ranjit Singh purportedly was born. In 2012 or 2013 the ground floor portion of the haveli beneath the front porch was converted into shops for vegetable vendors. This also resulted in the destruction of the main stairway which was converted into a parking lot for two-wheeled vehicles. It is feared that further such encroachments may result in the destruction of the main building, which so far survives, though in a perilous state of neglect. Follow us on: Facebook:   / gilanilogs1   Twitter:   / gilanilogs   Instagram:   / zulfiqargil.  . WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBl...