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''' | {{Short description|Queen Consort of Sikh Empire}} | ||
{{Infobox royalty | |||
| name = Prem Kaur Warraich | |||
| title = Maharani of Sikh Empire <br> Maharani Sahiba <br> Queen Consort | |||
| succession = [[Maharani]] consort of [[Sikh Empire]] | |||
| reign = 18 January 1841 – 15 September 1843 | |||
| predecessor = [[Nanaki Kaur Atariwala]] | |||
| successor = | |||
| birth_date = 1809 | |||
| birth_place = [[Gujranwala]], | |||
[[Punjab]], [[Sikh Empire]] | |||
| death_date = 1874 | |||
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab]], [[British India]] | |||
| spouse = [[Sher Singh]] | |||
| issue = Pratap Singh | |||
| house = [[Sukerchakia]] (by marriage) | |||
| father = Hari Singh Waraich | |||
| mother = | |||
}} | |||
'''Maharani Prem Kaur''', was the [[queen consort]] of [[Sher Singh |Maharaja Sher Singh]], the fourth Maharaja of the [[Sikh Empire]]. She was the daughter of Lambardar Hari Singh Waraich a Jat Sikh of the village of Ladhewala Waraich, in [[Gujranwala]] district of the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], In 1822 she was married to Prince [[Sher Singh]], the elder of the twins of [[Mehtab Kaur|Maharani Mehtab Kaur]] and [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], founder of the [[Sikh Empire]].<ref name="Campbell2000">{{cite book|author=Christopher Campbell|title=The Maharajah's box: an imperial story of conspiracy, love and a guru's prophecy|year= 2000|publisher=HarperCollinsPublishers |page=17}}</ref> | |||
In 1831, she gave birth to Partap Singh | In 1831, she gave birth to Shahzada Partap Singh. <ref name="Chopra1969">{{cite book|author=Barkat Rai Chopra|title=Kingdom of the Punjab, 1839-45 | year=1969 | publisher=Vishveshvaranand Institute | oclc = 143192}}</ref> Installed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tika Sahib Bahadur (Crown Prince) at Lahore Fort, 27th January 1841. He was later brutally murdered by Sardar Lahina Singh Sandhanvalia, near Shalamar Bagh in Lahore on September 15, 1843 at the age of 12. Rani Prem Kaur survived her husband and was granted an annual pension of Rs 7,200 by the British after the Annexation of Punjab Sikh Kingdom by the [[British Raj]] in 1849. | ||
Sher Singh was succeeded by his five year old brother, [[Duleep Singh]] as the Maharaja and his mother, [[Jind Kaur]] as regent. | |||
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[[Category:19th-century Indian women]] | [[Category:19th-century Indian women]] | ||
[[Category:19th-century Indian people]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:15, 2 November 2021
| Prem Kaur Warraich | |
|---|---|
| Maharani of Sikh Empire Maharani Sahiba Queen Consort | |
| Maharani consort of Sikh Empire | |
| Reign | 18 January 1841 – 15 September 1843 |
| Predecessor | Nanaki Kaur Atariwala |
| Born | 1809 Gujranwala, Punjab, Sikh Empire |
| Died | 1874 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
| Spouse | Sher Singh |
| Issue | Pratap Singh |
| House | Sukerchakia (by marriage) |
| Father | Hari Singh Waraich |
Maharani Prem Kaur, was the queen consort of Maharaja Sher Singh, the fourth Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. She was the daughter of Lambardar Hari Singh Waraich a Jat Sikh of the village of Ladhewala Waraich, in Gujranwala district of the Punjab, In 1822 she was married to Prince Sher Singh, the elder of the twins of Maharani Mehtab Kaur and Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire.[1]
In 1831, she gave birth to Shahzada Partap Singh. [2] Installed as Heir Apparent with the title of Tika Sahib Bahadur (Crown Prince) at Lahore Fort, 27th January 1841. He was later brutally murdered by Sardar Lahina Singh Sandhanvalia, near Shalamar Bagh in Lahore on September 15, 1843 at the age of 12. Rani Prem Kaur survived her husband and was granted an annual pension of Rs 7,200 by the British after the Annexation of Punjab Sikh Kingdom by the British Raj in 1849.
Sher Singh was succeeded by his five year old brother, Duleep Singh as the Maharaja and his mother, Jind Kaur as regent.
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