Kharak Singh

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Kharak Singh was a 19th-century Sikh ruler who briefly succeeded his father Maharaja Ranjit Singh as the second Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.

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Kharak Singh canonical 5
Maharaja Kharak Singh 1
Maharaja of Punjab 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maharaja
Sikh ruler
human
monarch
associatedWith Khalsa Army
Lahore Darbar
birthDate 1801-02-22
burialPlace Samadhi of Ranjit Singh
capitalOfReign Lahore
causeOfDeath suspected poisoning
child Nau Nihal Singh
coronationPlace Lahore Fort
countryOfCitizenship Sikh Empire
deathDate 1840-11-05
dynasty Sandhawalia dynasty
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Punjabi
father Ranjit Singh
governmentForm absolute monarchy
historicalRegion Indian subcontinent
house Sukerchakia misl
militaryRank Commander in Sikh Khalsa Army
monarchOf Sikh Empire
mother Datar Kaur
name Kharak Singh
nativeLanguage Punjabi
notableBattle Multan campaign
linked to: Battle of Multan
notableEvent Succession to Ranjit Singh in 1839
notableFor Being the second Maharaja of the Sikh Empire
notableWork Consolidation of Sikh rule in Multan campaign (as prince)
parentOfHeir Nau Nihal Singh
placeOfBirth Gujranwala
placeOfDeath Lahore
positionHeld Maharaja of the Sikh Empire
predecessor Ranjit Singh
regionRuled Punjab
regnalOrder 2
reignEnd 1840-11-05
reignStart 1839-06-27
religion Sikhism
shortReign true
spouse Chand Kaur
styleOfAddress Maharaja
successor Nau Nihal Singh
successorAsMaharaja Nau Nihal Singh
title Maharaja of the Sikh Empire

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Sikh Empire notableRuler Kharak Singh
Maharaja Ranjit Singh child Kharak Singh
Duleep Singh positionHeld Maharaja of Punjab
linked to: Kharak Singh
Sher Singh follows Kharak Singh
Sher Singh relative Kharak Singh
Sher Singh predecessor Maharaja Kharak Singh
linked to: Kharak Singh
Kharak Singh name Kharak Singh