Kharak Singh was the second maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from June 1839 until his dethronement and imprisonment in October 1839. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the S
Detail of a painting of Maharaja Kharak Singh, Punjab or Delhi, circa early-to-mid 19th century
Young Kunwar Kharak Singh (bottom left) sits opposite his father, Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Top row features Sardar Budh Singh of Sukerchak paying respects to Shri Guru Har Rai ji (top right). Middle row features Sardar Charat Singh (left) and his son Sardar Mahan Singh (right). Image is from Umdat-ut-tawarikh (vol. II).
Photograph of Gurdwara Janam Asthan Guru Ram Das taken by Kahn Singh Nabha in the 1920s and published in the Mahan Kosh (1930)
Kunwar Kharak Singh rides his horse as his mother, Maharani Datar Kaur, looks on.
Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh was the third maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1839 until his death in 1840. He was the only son of Maharaja Kharak Singh and his consort, Maharani Chand Kaur. He was
Kharak Singh
…was the eldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire, and his consort, Maharani Datar Kaur. Kharak was succeeded by his only son, Nau Nihal Singh. Kharak Singh was born on 22 February 1801 in Lahore, Punjab to Sardar Ranjit Singh of Sukerchakia Misl and his second wife Datar Kaur Nakai, lovingly…
Portrait sketch of Nau Nihal Singh at the age of sixteen, drawn in camp by the Chenab River by Godfrey Thomas Vigne on April 10th, 1837
Painting of Maharaja Kharak Singh (right) with his son Nau Nihal Singh (left)
The Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh is located in Lahore, Pakistan.