Sikh Confederacy

State · 1762–1806 CE · at its largest around 1772 CE

A confederation of Sikh military bands (misls) that controlled Punjab as Mughal and Afghan power waned, until Ranjit Singh united them into the Sikh Empire.

On its lands while it lasted

Ranjit Singh (1780 CE – 1839 CE): Founder of the Sikh Empire who captured Lahore in 1799 and united the Punjab.
Gujranwala (c. 1799 CE): Capital of Sikh Empire (1799–1848).