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''' | {{Short description|Sikh prince}} | ||
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| name = Khem Kaur | |||
| title = [[Maharani]] of [[Sikh Empire]] | |||
| birth_date = 1805 | |||
| birth_place = [[Gujranwala]], [[Sikh Empire]] | |||
| death_date = | |||
| death_place = [[Amritsar]], [[British India]] | |||
| spouse = [[Kharak Singh]] (m.1815-1840 his death 1840) | |||
| issue = | |||
| house = [[Sukerchakia]] (by marriage) | |||
| father = Jodh Singh Dhillon Kalalwala | |||
| mother = | |||
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'''Maharani Khem Kaur Dhillon''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] ਬੀਬੀ ਖੇਮ ਕੌਰ ਢਿੱਲੋਂ) was a Sikh queen and the second wife of [[Kharak Singh|Maharaja Kharak Singh]], the second Maharaja of the [[Sikh Empire]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Atwal|first=Priya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LPcTEAAAQBAJ&q=royals+and+rebels+wives|title=Royals and Rebels: The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire|date=2021-01-15|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-756694-7|language=en}}</ref> | |||
She was the daughter of [[Jodh Singh Kalalvala]] and granddaughter of [[Sahib Singh Dhillon]]. In July 1815 she was married [[Kharak Singh]], the oldest son of [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], the founder of the [[Sikh Empire]] and his [[queen consort]], [[Datar Kaur|Maharani Datar Kaur]].<ref>Umdat Ul Tawarikh</ref> | |||
Also with her brother, Gurdit Singh and Chanda Singh she aided the [[Sikh Khalsa Army|Khalsa Army]] in the rebellion on 1848.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ahluwalia|first=M. L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DduAAAAMAAJ&q=khem+kaur|title=Land Marks in Sikh History: A Fully Researched and Documented History, 1699-1947|date=1996|publisher=Ashoka International Publishers|language=en}}</ref> | |||
Due to her role in the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]] in 1849, her Jagirs (land) were considerably reduced; as the British deemed her anti- British.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Atwal|first=Priya|date=2020-11-01|title=Royals and Rebels|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197548318.001.0001|doi=10.1093/oso/9780197548318.001.0001|isbn=978-0-19-754831-8}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218030926/http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/warriors/khemkaurdhillon.html "Bibi Khem Kaur Dhillon", URL accessed 11/16/06] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218030926/http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/warriors/khemkaurdhillon.html "Bibi Khem Kaur Dhillon", URL accessed 11/16/06] | ||
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[[Category:Year of birth missing]] | [[Category:Year of birth missing]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:47, 15 December 2021
| Khem Kaur | |
|---|---|
| Maharani of Sikh Empire | |
| Born | 1805 Gujranwala, Sikh Empire |
| Died | Amritsar, British India |
| Spouse | Kharak Singh (m.1815-1840 his death 1840) |
| House | Sukerchakia (by marriage) |
| Father | Jodh Singh Dhillon Kalalwala |
Maharani Khem Kaur Dhillon (Punjabi ਬੀਬੀ ਖੇਮ ਕੌਰ ਢਿੱਲੋਂ) was a Sikh queen and the second wife of Maharaja Kharak Singh, the second Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.[1]
She was the daughter of Jodh Singh Kalalvala and granddaughter of Sahib Singh Dhillon. In July 1815 she was married Kharak Singh, the oldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire and his queen consort, Maharani Datar Kaur.[2]
Also with her brother, Gurdit Singh and Chanda Singh she aided the Khalsa Army in the rebellion on 1848.[3]
Due to her role in the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, her Jagirs (land) were considerably reduced; as the British deemed her anti- British.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Atwal, Priya (15 January 2021). Royals and Rebels: The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-756694-7.
- ↑ Umdat Ul Tawarikh
- ↑ Ahluwalia, M. L. (1996). Land Marks in Sikh History: A Fully Researched and Documented History, 1699-1947. Ashoka International Publishers.
- ↑ Atwal, Priya (1 November 2020). "Royals and Rebels". doi:10.1093/oso/9780197548318.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-754831-8.
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