Maharani Jind Kaur, also known as Rani Jindan Kaur, was regent and, shortly the regnant of the Sikh Empire from 1843 until 29 March 1847. After the Sikh Empire was dissolved on 29 March 1847, the Sikh
Portrait by George Richmond, c. 1862
A wall painting of Maharani Jind Kaur from the old haveli of Sandhanwalia Sardars at Raja Sansi in Amritsar
Jind Kaur with her son, Duleep Singh
The killing of Jawahar Singh on 21 September 1845, as portrayed in the Illustrated London News
Princess Bamba Sofia Jindan Duleep Singh Sutherland was the eldest daughter of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. Raised in England, she eventually settled in Lahore, where she was a
Jind Kaur
…at Nashik, near Bombay. Her ashes were finally taken to the samadh (memorial) in Lahore of her husband, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, by her granddaughter, Princess Bamba Sofia Jindan Duleep Singh. Jind Kaur was born in Chachar, Gujranwala, the daughter of Manna Singh, into an Aulakh Jat family the overseer of the royal kennels. She had an elder…
Photograph of Bamba with her mother and siblings at Elveden Hall, ca.1878
Maharajah Duleep Singh, Bamba's father. c. 1875.
Photograph of the three daughters (L-R: Bamba, Catherine, and Sophia) of Maharaja Duleep Singh and Bamba Müller in 1895