The correct answer is: C. Raja Ranjit Singh
Raja Ranjit Singh was the founder and first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He was born in 1780 in Lahore, Punjab, India. He came to power in 1799 after the death of his father, Maharaja Maha Singh. Ranjit Singh was a great military leader and expanded the Sikh Empire to include much of present-day Punjab, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. He was also a patron of the arts and architecture. He died in 1839.
The Rajas of Nurpur and Jaswan were two of the many vassal states that owed allegiance to the Sikh Empire. In 1815, Ranjit Singh summoned the Rajas to a great assembly of the Sikh army. However, the Rajas did not attend. This angered Ranjit Singh, and he imposed a great fine on them.
The other options are incorrect:
- Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth Sikh Guru. He was born in 1666 in Patna, Bihar, India. He was the son of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Guru Gobind Singh was a great warrior and poet. He founded the Khalsa Panth, the militant order of the Sikhs. He died in 1708 in Nanded, Maharashtra, India.
- Dessa Singh Majithia was a Sikh general and statesman. He was born in 1759 in Majithia, Punjab, India. He was a close advisor to Ranjit Singh. He died in 1823 in Lahore, Punjab, India.
- Guru Har Gobind Singh was the sixth Sikh Guru. He was born in 1628 in Patna, Bihar, India. He was the son of Guru Arjan Dev. Guru Har Gobind Singh was a great warrior and poet. He founded the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs. He died in 1645 in Amritsar, Punjab, India.