Nau Nihal Singh
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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
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.
Sher Singh
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Sher Singh was the fourth Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He was elder of the twins of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire and Maharani Mehtab Kaur. His reign began on 18 January 1841 follo
Nau Nihal Singh
…empress). She was battered to death with wooden spikes by her servants on 11 June 1842. After Nau Nihal's death, a court faction proclaimed his uncle Sher Singh as the rightful heir, while another declared his mother Chand Kaur as the ruler. The faction supporting Chand Kaur hoped that Nau Nihal's pregnant wife…
Painting of Maharaja Sher Singh wearing the Koh-i-Noor diamond (on his right bicep), by August Schoefft, c. 1841–42
Maharaja Sher Singh seated, attended by his Council in the Tambi-khana room of the Shish Mahal section of the Lahore Fort, by August Schoefft, ca.1841–55.
Depiction of the assassination of Maharaja Sher Singh by the Sandhawalia Sardars
Photograph of the samadhs of Maharaja Sher Singh of the Sikh Empire and his two wives, Shah Bilawal, Lahore, ca.1900