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'''Shahzada Ishar Singh Bahadur''' (31 January 1802 – 1834) was the second son of [[Ranjit Singh]], [[Maharaja]] of the [[Sikh Empire]]. His mother was Maharani [[Mehtab Kaur]].{{cn|date=June 2020}} He died in 1837
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| birth_date  = 31 January 1804
| birth_place  = [[Batala]], [[Punjab]], [[Sikh Empire]]
| death_date  = 1805
| death_place  = Punjab, Sikh Empire
| house        = [[Sukerchakia]]
| father      = [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]
| mother      = [[Mehtab Kaur|Maharani Mehtab Kaur]]
}}
'''Kunwar Ishar Singh''' (31 January 1804 &ndash; 1805)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lafont|first=Jean Marie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YrG_aJTgnw0C&q=isher+singh+mehtab+kaur|title=Maharaja Ranjit Singh|date=2002|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jN8jcpx8uh0C&q=isher+singh+mehtab+kaur|title=Maharaja Ranjit Singh: First Death Centenary Memorial|date=1939|publisher=Khalae College|language=en}}</ref> was the son of [[Ranjit Singh]], [[Maharaja]] of the [[Sikh Empire]] and his first wife [[Mehtab Kaur|Maharani Mehtab Kaur]] of the [[Kanhaiya Misl]]. {{cn|date=June 2020}} Ishar Singh was the first son of Mehtab Kaur and the second son of Ranjit Singh, as his second wife [[Maharani Datar Kaur]] of the [[Nakai Misl]] gave birth to his first son and [[heir apparent]] in 1801.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Griffin|first=Lepel Henry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YhFPAQAAIAAJ&dq=isher+singh+mehtab+kaur&pg=PA69|title=The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Lahore and Rawalpindi Divisions of the Panjab|date=1890|publisher=Civil and Military Gazette Press|language=en}}</ref> 
 
The birth of Ishar Singh delighted Mehtab’s mother [[Sada Kaur]] the most, she named him Ishar Singh. However, the prince died in infancy<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lafont|first=Jean Marie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YrG_aJTgnw0C&q=isher+singh+mehtab+kaur|title=Maharaja Ranjit Singh|date=2002|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distri|language=en}}</ref>.It is said that the child was not the biological son of Mehtab Kaur and Ranjit Singh, but only procured by Mehtab Kaur and presented to Ranjit Singh who accepted him as his son.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Griffin|first=Lepel Henry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z1UoAAAAYAAJ&q=nakai|title=The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Lahore and Rawalpindi Divisions of the Panjab|date=1890|publisher=Civil and Military Gazette Press|language=en}}</ref>


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Ishar Singh
Born31 January 1804
Batala, Punjab, Sikh Empire
Died1805
Punjab, Sikh Empire
HouseSukerchakia
FatherMaharaja Ranjit Singh
MotherMaharani Mehtab Kaur

Kunwar Ishar Singh (31 January 1804 – 1805)[1][2] was the son of Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and his first wife Maharani Mehtab Kaur of the Kanhaiya Misl.[citation needed] Ishar Singh was the first son of Mehtab Kaur and the second son of Ranjit Singh, as his second wife Maharani Datar Kaur of the Nakai Misl gave birth to his first son and heir apparent in 1801.[3]

The birth of Ishar Singh delighted Mehtab’s mother Sada Kaur the most, she named him Ishar Singh. However, the prince died in infancy[4].It is said that the child was not the biological son of Mehtab Kaur and Ranjit Singh, but only procured by Mehtab Kaur and presented to Ranjit Singh who accepted him as his son.[5]

Note[edit]

  1. Lafont, Jean Marie (2002). Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Atlantic Publishers & Distri.
  2. Maharaja Ranjit Singh: First Death Centenary Memorial. Khalae College. 1939.
  3. Griffin, Lepel Henry (1890). The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Lahore and Rawalpindi Divisions of the Panjab. Civil and Military Gazette Press.
  4. Lafont, Jean Marie (2002). Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Atlantic Publishers & Distri.
  5. Griffin, Lepel Henry (1890). The Panjab Chiefs: Historical and Biographical Notices of the Principal Families in the Lahore and Rawalpindi Divisions of the Panjab. Civil and Military Gazette Press.