Kashmira Singh

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Kashmira Singh
Kashmira Singh, son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (ca.1880 painting)
Born1821
Sialkot, Punjab, Sikh Empire
Died7 May 1844(1844-05-07) (aged 22–23)
Punjab, Sikh Empire
SpouseChand Kaur[1]
Jind Kaur [2]
IssueFateh Singh
HouseSukerchakia
FatherMaharaja Ranjit Singh
MotherRani Daya Kaur

Kunwar Kashmira Singh (1821 - 7 May 1844), sometimes styled as Shahzada was the son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire and Rani Daya Kaur.

Kashmira Singh was procured by Rani Daya Kaur, he was said to be the son of a servant in her household by a Jammu Rajput.[3][4] He was presented to, and accepted by Ranjit Singh as her son along with Kunwar Pashaura Singh.[5]

Kashmir Singh had one son, Sardar Fateh Singh. He was granted a half-share of a large jagir in Baraich, Oudh, after the annexation. He married Rani Lakshman Kaur, daughter of Subadar Jawahir Singh and had one son Fateh Singh.[citation needed]

He was killed in battle against the Sandhawalias, 7 May 1844.[citation needed]

Note[edit]

  1. ^ Atwal, Priya (2020). Royals and Rebels The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire. C. Hurst (Publishers) Limited.
  2. ^ Atwal, Priya (2020). Royals and Rebels The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire. C. Hurst (Publishers) Limited.
  3. ^ "Postscript: Maharaja Duleep Singh", Emperor of the Five Rivers, I.B.Tauris, 2017, doi:10.5040/9781350986220.0008, ISBN 978-1-78673-095-4, retrieved 25 September 2021
  4. ^ Howie, R.A. (April 2001). "Collins Wild Guide: Rocks & Minerals". Mineralogical Magazine. 65 (2). London: Harper Collins Publishers: 322. doi:10.1180/s0026461x00033181. ISSN 0026-461X.
  5. ^ "Howell, David Arnold, (28 June 1890 – 11 May 1953), Principal, Punjab College of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, since 1951", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u238856, retrieved 25 September 2021