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Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh, GCSI (6 September 1838 – 22 October 1893), also spelled Dalip Singh, [1] and later in life nicknamed the "Black Prince of Perthshire ", [2] was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He was Maharaja Ranjit Singh 's youngest son, the only child of Maharani Jind Kaur. [3]
Oct 15, 2022 · Duleep Singh was the youngest son of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, who founded the Sikh empire in the Punjab in 1799. After the deaths of his father and brother, Duleep Singh became ruler of the...
Aug 18, 2022 · Maharaja Duleep Singh or Sir Dalip Singh, later nicknamed the "Black Prince of Perthshire" was the last king of the Sikh Empire. He was the youngest son of the legendary Shere-e-Punjab (Lion of Punjab) (Maharaja Ranjit Singh) and (Maharani Jind Kaur).
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Sep 19, 2019 · Maharaja Duleep Singh of Punjab, the little boy who handed over the Kohinoor to the British, was one of the most enigmatic and tragic personalities in Indian history. Discover the unknown facets of his life, in conversation with British historian, Peter Bance.
Jan 7, 2024 · Maharajah Duleep Singh Sir Duleep Singh, GCSI (Lahore, 6 September 1838 - Paris, 22 October 1893) was the last Sikh ruler of the Sikh Raj, which had at its height included Panjab, the Northwest Frontier Provinces, Kashmir, Jammu and Ladak.
Known as the 'Lion of Punjab', his father Ranjit Singh was the first Sikh Maharaja of the Punjab and Sikh Empire, in modern-day eastern Pakistan and north-western India. After his father’s death, a series of successors were killed. Finally, Duleep Singh was declared Maharaja at just 5 years old.
DULEEP SINGH, MAHARAJA (1838-1893), the last Sikh sovereign of the Punjab, was born at Lahore on 6 September 1838, the youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. On 18 September 1843, at the age of five, he was, after the murder of Maharaja Sher Singh, proclaimed Maharaja of the Punjab with his mother, MaharanIJind Kaur, as his Regent.
