Nau Nihal Singh

Nau Nihal Singh
Maharaja of Punjab
Maharaja of Lahore
Kaukab-i-Iqbal-i-Punjab
Sarkar-i-Wallah[1]
Sarkar Khalsaji[2]
Maharaja of Punjab
Maharaja of Kashmir
Maharaja of Jammu
Reign8 October 1839 – 5 November 1840
PredecessorKharak Singh
SuccessorChand Kaur (as regent in 1840–1841)
Sher Singh (as monarch from 1841)
Born11 February 1821
Lahore, Sikh Empire
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died5 November 1840 (1840-11-06) (aged 19)
Lahore, Sikh Empire
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
ConsortNanaki Kaur Atariwala [3]
SpousesSahib Kaur Gilwaliwala
Bhadauran Kanwar
Katochan Kanwar
IssueShahzada Jawahar Singh
Shahzada Bhagwan Singh (adopted)
HouseSukerchakia
FatherKharak Singh
MotherChand Kaur
ReligionSikhism

Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh (9 March 1821 – 5 November 1840) 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 known as Yuvraj Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh. He was also known as Kunwar Sa (respected young prince). His reign began with the dethronement of his father Maharaja Kharak Singh and ended with his death at the age of 19 on the day of his father's funeral.[4][page needed]

  1. ^ Suri., Sohan Lal (1961). Umdat-ut-tawarikh ['Umdat at-tawārīh, engl.] An outstanding original source of Panjab history by Lala Sohan Lal Suri. OCLC 163394684.
  2. ^ Suri., Sohan Lal (1961). Umdat-ut-tawarikh ['Umdat at-tawārīh, engl.] An outstanding original source of Panjab history by Lala Sohan Lal Suri. OCLC 163394684.
  3. ^ Āhlūwālīā, M. L. "KHAṚAK SIṄGH MAHĀRĀJĀ (1801–1840)". Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University Patiala. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ^ R. C. Dogra, Gobind Singh Mansukhani, Encyclopaedia of Sikh Religion and Culture, Vikas Publishing House, 1995