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| Canadian considers himself caretaker of famed Sikh’s sword |
CANADA---Canadian billionaire Bob Singh Dhillon has purchased a sword that belonged to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the first warrior king of the Sikh Empire. The 85 centimetre (33.5 inch) blade and sheath is embossed with an image of Ranjit Singh and bears his name. Singh united 11 Sikh kingdoms and created an empire covering much of modern day Punjab, Kashmir and Pakistan after a series of military campaigns against his regional rivals. He ruled a vast area west of British India from 1799 until his death in 1839. “I didn’t buy this sword to own it myself. I want to share it with the Sikh community and with all Canadians,” he said. “Per capita there are more Sikhs in Canada than in India, so it makes perfect sense that we should bring it here and be custodians of our own history.” [
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