Khem Kaur Dhillon (Gurmukhi: ਖੇਮ ਕੌਰ ਢਿੱਲੋਂ) was a Sikh queen and the second wife of Maharaja Kharak Singh, the second Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.[1]
| Khem Kaur Dhillon | |
|---|---|
| Maharani of Sikh Empire | |
| Born | 1805 Gujranwala, Sikh Empire |
| Died | Amritsar, British India |
| Spouse | Kharak Singh (m.1815-1840 his death 1840) |
| House | Sukerchakia (by marriage) |
| Father | Jodh Singh Dhillon Kalalwala |
Biography
editShe was the daughter of Jodh Singh and granddaughter of Sahib Singh Dhillon. In July 1815 she was married to Kharak Singh, the oldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire and his queen consort, Maharani Datar Kaur.[2]
Also with her brother, Gurdit Singh and Chanda Singh she aided the Khalsa Army in the Second Anglo-Sikh war on 1848.[3]
Due to her role in the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, her Jagirs (land) were considerably reduced; as the British deemed her anti-British.[4]
References
edit- ^ Atwal, Priya (15 January 2021). Royals and Rebels: The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-756694-7.
- ^ Umdat Ul Tawarikh
- ^ Ahluwalia, M. L. (1996). Land Marks in Sikh History: A Fully Researched and Documented History, 1699-1947. Ashoka International Publishers.
- ^ Atwal, Priya (1 November 2020). "Royals and Rebels". doi:10.1093/oso/9780197548318.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-754831-8.
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