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color:inherit; font-size: 125%">Maharaja Kharak Singh</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><i><a href="/wiki/Maharaja" title="Maharaja">Maharaja</a> of <a href="/wiki/Punjab" title="Punjab">Punjab</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Maharaja" title="Maharaja">Maharaja</a> of <a href="/wiki/Lahore" title="Lahore">Lahore</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Sarkar_(surname)" title="Sarkar (surname)">Sarkar</a>-i-<a href="/wiki/Wallah" title="Wallah">Wallah</a><sup id="cite_ref-Suri._1961_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Suri._1961-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> Sarkar <a href="/wiki/Khalsa" title="Khalsa">Khalsa</a><a href="/wiki/-ji" title="-ji">ji</a><sup id="cite_ref-Suri._1961_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Suri._1961-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image photo"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Detail_of_a_painting_of_Maharaja_Kharak_Singh,_Punjab_or_Delhi,_circa_early-to-mid_19th_century.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Detail_of_a_painting_of_Maharaja_Kharak_Singh%2C_Punjab_or_Delhi%2C_circa_early-to-mid_19th_century.jpg/200px-Detail_of_a_painting_of_Maharaja_Kharak_Singh%2C_Punjab_or_Delhi%2C_circa_early-to-mid_19th_century.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Detail_of_a_painting_of_Maharaja_Kharak_Singh%2C_Punjab_or_Delhi%2C_circa_early-to-mid_19th_century.jpg/300px-Detail_of_a_painting_of_Maharaja_Kharak_Singh%2C_Punjab_or_Delhi%2C_circa_early-to-mid_19th_century.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Detail_of_a_painting_of_Maharaja_Kharak_Singh%2C_Punjab_or_Delhi%2C_circa_early-to-mid_19th_century.jpg/400px-Detail_of_a_painting_of_Maharaja_Kharak_Singh%2C_Punjab_or_Delhi%2C_circa_early-to-mid_19th_century.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="1440" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-bottom:0.2em;padding-top:0.2em;">Detail of a painting of Maharaja Kharak Singh, Punjab or Delhi, circa early-to-mid 19th century</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e4dcf6;color:inherit;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Sikh_Empire" title="Sikh Empire">Maharaja of Punjab, Kashmir, and Jammu</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reign</th><td class="infobox-data">27 June 1839 – 8 October 1839</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coronation</th><td class="infobox-data">1 September 1839</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maharaja_Ranjit_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="Maharaja Ranjit Singh">Ranjit Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Nihal_Singh" title="Nau Nihal Singh">Nau Nihal Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Wazir</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dhian_Singh" title="Dhian Singh">Dhian Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e4dcf6;color:inherit;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><div style="height: 4px; width:100%;"></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">22 February 1801<br /><a href="/wiki/Lahore" title="Lahore">Lahore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punjab" title="Punjab">Punjab</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sikh_Empire" title="Sikh Empire">Sikh Empire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">5 November 1840<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend dday deathdate">1840-11-06</span>)</span> (aged 39)<br />Lahore, Punjab, Sikh Empire</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Consort</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chand_Kaur" title="Chand Kaur">Chand Kaur Kanhaiyā</a><sup id="cite_ref-eos_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eos-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bibi_Khem_Kaur_Dhillon" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibi Khem Kaur Dhillon">Bibi Khem Kaur Dhillon</a><sup id="cite_ref-dhillon1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dhillon1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> Kishan Kaur Samra <br /> Inder Kaur Bajwa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Issue_(genealogy)" title="Issue (genealogy)">Issue</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nau_Nihal_Singh" title="Nau Nihal Singh">Nau Nihal Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Dynasty" title="Dynasty">House</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sukerchakia" class="mw-redirect" title="Sukerchakia">Sukerchakia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Father</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maharaja_Ranjit_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="Maharaja Ranjit Singh">Ranjit Singh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mother</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maharani_Datar_Kaur" class="mw-redirect" title="Maharani Datar Kaur">Datar Kaur</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religion</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kharak Singh</b> (22 February 1801 – 5 November 1840) was the second <a href="/wiki/Maharaja" title="Maharaja">maharaja</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sikh_Empire" title="Sikh Empire">Sikh Empire</a>, serving on the thrones of <a href="/wiki/List_of_monarchs_of_Punjab" title="List of monarchs of Punjab">Punjab</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_monarchs_of_Kashmir" title="List of monarchs of Kashmir">Kashmir</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jammu" title="Jammu">Jammu</a>, from June 1839 until his dethronement and imprisonment in October 1839. He was the eldest son of <a href="/wiki/Maharaja_Ranjit_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="Maharaja Ranjit Singh">Maharaja Ranjit Singh</a>, founder of the Sikh Empire, and his <a href="/wiki/Queen_consort" title="Queen consort">consort</a>, <a href="/wiki/Datar_Kaur" title="Datar Kaur">Maharani Datar Kaur</a>. Kharak was succeeded by his only son <a href="/wiki/Nau_Nihal_Singh" title="Nau Nihal Singh">Nau Nihal Singh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-eos_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eos-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kharak_Singh&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was born on 22 February 1801 in <a href="/wiki/Lahore_Fort" title="Lahore Fort">Lahore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punjab" title="Punjab">Punjab</a>. He was the first son of <a href="/wiki/Ranjit_Singh" title="Ranjit Singh">Ranjit Singh</a> and his second wife <a href="/wiki/Datar_Kaur" title="Datar Kaur">Datar Kaur Nakai</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-C._Grey_1849_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C._Grey_1849-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His mother was the daughter of <a href="/wiki/Ran_Singh_Nakai" title="Ran Singh Nakai">Ran Singh Nakai</a>, third ruler of the <a href="/wiki/Nakai_Misl" title="Nakai Misl">Nakai Misl</a>. The prince was named by his father<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Kharak" (ਖੜਕ) which means 'Wielder of the Sword' he was named after the unconquerable warrior mentioned in <a href="/wiki/Dasam_Granth" title="Dasam Granth">Dasam Granth</a>. According to <a href="/wiki/Gyani" title="Gyani">Gyani</a> Sher Singh, Ranjit Singh knew the entire Dasam Granth by heart. It was his birth that persuaded his father to proclaim himself the <a href="/wiki/Maharaja" title="Maharaja">Maharaja of Punjab</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He married four times. In 1812, at the age of 11 he was married to <a href="/wiki/Chand_Kaur" title="Chand Kaur">Chand Kaur Kanhaiya</a>, daughter of Sardar Jaimal Singh, chief of the <a href="/wiki/Kanhaiya_Misl" title="Kanhaiya Misl">Kanhaiya Misl</a>. Their son <a href="/wiki/Nau_Nihal_Singh" title="Nau Nihal Singh">Nau Nihal Singh</a> was born in 1821.<sup id="cite_ref-C._Grey_1849_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C._Grey_1849-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1816, the prince was married to <a href="/wiki/Bibi_Khem_Kaur_Dhillon" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibi Khem Kaur Dhillon">Bibi Khem Kaur Dhillon</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Jat_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Jat people">Jat</a> <a href="/wiki/Sikhs" title="Sikhs">Sikh</a> daughter of Jodh Singh Kalalvala and granddaughter of Sahib Singh Dhillon.<sup id="cite_ref-dhillon1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dhillon1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the <a href="/wiki/Second_Anglo-Sikh_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Anglo-Sikh War">Second Anglo-Sikh War</a> in 1849, Bibi Khem's <a href="/wiki/Jagir" title="Jagir">jagirs</a> were reduced by the <a href="/wiki/British_raj" class="mw-redirect" title="British raj">British raj</a> due to her anti-British role in the war.<sup id="cite_ref-dhillon1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dhillon1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His third wife was, Kishan Kaur Samra, a daughter of Chaudhari Raja Singh of Amritsar of the Samra clan; they were married in 1818. She was the only queen to live after the fall of the Sikh Empire in 1849, had an annual pension paid by the British Raj of RS 2324 and died in Lahore in 1876 while living at the <a href="/wiki/Lahore_Fort" title="Lahore Fort">Lahore Fort</a>. His last wife, Inder Kaur Bajwa was married by proxy in a "chadar dalna" ceremony, in 1815.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was a relative of Chet Singh Bajwa.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_military_campaigns_and_administration_as_the_Crown_Prince">Early military campaigns and administration as the Crown Prince</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kharak_Singh&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early military campaigns and administration as the Crown Prince"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kharak_Singh,_emperor_of_the_Sikhs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Kharak_Singh%2C_emperor_of_the_Sikhs.jpg/220px-Kharak_Singh%2C_emperor_of_the_Sikhs.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="296" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Kharak_Singh%2C_emperor_of_the_Sikhs.jpg/330px-Kharak_Singh%2C_emperor_of_the_Sikhs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Kharak_Singh%2C_emperor_of_the_Sikhs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="335" data-file-height="450" /></a><figcaption>Kharak Singh portrait</figcaption></figure> <p>Kharak Singh was brought up in his family's martial tradition and assigned to a variety of military expeditions. While barely six years old, he was given the command of the Sheikhupura expedition. In 1811, he was placed in charge of the Kanhaiya estates, and deputed in 1812 to punish the recalcitrant chiefs of Bhimbar and Rajauri. Kharak received the principality of <a href="/wiki/Jammu" title="Jammu">Jammu</a> as his <a href="/wiki/Jagir" title="Jagir">jagir</a> in 1812. </p><p>Since his birth he was <a href="/wiki/Heir" class="mw-redirect" title="Heir">heir</a> of his father. But <a href="/wiki/Sada_Kaur" title="Sada Kaur">Sada Kaur</a> only viewed him as <a href="/wiki/Heir_presumptive" title="Heir presumptive">heir presumptive</a> as her daughter <a href="/wiki/Mehtab_Kaur" title="Mehtab Kaur">Mehtab Kaur</a> was the first queen of Ranjit Singh. In 1816 to put an end to all intrigues Ranjit Singh officially announced Kharak Singh as his <a href="/wiki/Heir_apparent" title="Heir apparent">heir apparent</a> and anointed him "Tikka Kanwar Yuvraj" (<a href="/wiki/Crown_prince" title="Crown prince">Crown prince</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The same year, his mother, <a href="/wiki/Datar_Kaur" title="Datar Kaur">Mai Nakain</a> took over his training for 18 months and even accompanied him to his expedition to Multan.<sup id="cite_ref-thewire.in_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thewire.in-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the battle the queen herself oversaw the steady supply of grain, horses, and ammunition being sent to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kot_Kamalia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kot Kamalia (page does not exist)">Kot Kamalia</a>, a town equally distanced between Multan and Lahore.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1818, together with <a href="/wiki/Misr_Diwan_Chand" title="Misr Diwan Chand">Misr Diwan Chand</a> he commanded an expedition against the <a href="/wiki/Afghans" title="Afghans">Afghan</a> ruler of <a href="/wiki/Multan" title="Multan">Multan</a> <a href="/wiki/Nawab_Muzaffar_Khan" title="Nawab Muzaffar Khan">Nawab Muzaffar Khan</a>, achieving a decisive victory at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Multan" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Multan">Battle of Multan</a>. He was invested with the command of <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Multan_(1818)" title="Siege of Multan (1818)">Siege of Multan (1818)</a> as well as of <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Shopian" title="Battle of Shopian">Battle of Shopian</a> in 1819, which resulted in Srinagar and Kashmir being annexed to the Sikh Empire.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the Sikh army entered the city of Srinagar after the battle, Prince Kharak Singh guaranteed the personal safety of every citizen and ensured the city was not plundered. The peaceful capture of Srinagar was important as Srinagar, besides having a large <a href="/wiki/Shawl" title="Shawl">Shawl</a>-making industry, was also the center of trade between <a href="/wiki/Punjab_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Punjab region">Panjab</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tibet" title="Tibet">Tibet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Skardu" title="Skardu">Skardu</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ladakh" title="Ladakh">Ladakh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was also sent on similar campaigns undertaken by Ranjit Singh for the conquest of Peshawar and against the Mazaris of Shikarpur. </p><p>In 1839, Ranjit Singh awarded <a href="/wiki/Kashmir" title="Kashmir">Kashmir</a> to Kharak Singh, which was seen as a check on the ambitions of <a href="/wiki/Gulab_Singh" title="Gulab Singh">Gulab Singh Dogra</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the advice of <a href="/wiki/Fakir_Azizuddin" title="Fakir Azizuddin">Fakir Azizuddin</a>, before his death his father proclaimed him the <a href="/wiki/Maharaja" title="Maharaja">Maharaja of the Sikh Empire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Maharaja_of_the_Sikh_Empire">Maharaja of the Sikh Empire</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kharak_Singh&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Maharaja of the Sikh Empire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Maharaja_Kharak_Singh_on_horseback.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Maharaja_Kharak_Singh_on_horseback.jpg/220px-Maharaja_Kharak_Singh_on_horseback.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="307" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Maharaja_Kharak_Singh_on_horseback.jpg/330px-Maharaja_Kharak_Singh_on_horseback.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Maharaja_Kharak_Singh_on_horseback.jpg/440px-Maharaja_Kharak_Singh_on_horseback.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1239" data-file-height="1731" /></a><figcaption>Maharaja Kharak Singh on horseback</figcaption></figure> <p>On the death of his father he was proclaimed the Maharajah and installed on the throne at <a href="/wiki/Lahore_Fort" title="Lahore Fort">Lahore Fort</a> on 1 September 1839. </p><p>Kharak Singh was a patron of arts and had commissioned a Sanskrit astronomy manuscript – the Sarvasiddhantattvacudamani.<sup id="cite_ref-thewire.in_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thewire.in-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Though courageous and good in battle, Kharak was regarded as simple minded<sup id="cite_ref-Bobby_Singh_Bansal_2015_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bobby_Singh_Bansal_2015-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and believed to lack his father's shrewdness and diplomatic skills.<sup id="cite_ref-Bobby_Singh_Bansal_2015_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bobby_Singh_Bansal_2015-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-C._Grey_1849_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C._Grey_1849-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He developed a close relationship with his tutor Chet Singh Bajwa after the death of his mother, who gained such an ascendancy over him as to render him a puppet.<sup id="cite_ref-C._Grey_1849_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C._Grey_1849-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This relationship with Chet Singh created tensions with Prime Minister Raja Dhian Singh.<sup id="cite_ref-C._Grey_1849_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C._Grey_1849-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Austrians" title="Austrians">Austrian</a> physician, <a href="/wiki/Johann_Martin_Honigberger" title="Johann Martin Honigberger">Johann Martin Honigberger</a> who was present at court, described his coronation as a dark day for the Punjab, and referred to the Maharaja as a blockhead who twice a day deprived himself of his senses and spent his whole time in a state of stupefaction.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historians challenge the popular oriental notion of Kharak Singh being considered "imbecile",<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as said by <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Burnes" title="Alexander Burnes">Alexander Burnes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Henry_Montgomery_Lawrence" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Montgomery Lawrence">Henry Montgomery Lawrence</a> -who had never met Kharak Singh.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burns was the first to refer to Kharak Singh as imbecile but also mentions that Kharak was extremely kind hearted and noted that the prince was the master of an impressive military and good at the administrating and handling important strategic and governing duties assigned to him.<sup id="cite_ref-Atwal_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atwal-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Claude_Martin_Wade" title="Claude Martin Wade">Claude Martin Wade</a>, who was at the Lahore Durbar for 16 years disagreed as well, stating that Kharak Singh was a man with a "mild and humane disposition, who was "loved by his dependants".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wade suggests that Kharak Singh seemed to have a dismal reputation as he maintained a low profile.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dr. Priya Atwal and Sarbpreet Singh note that Kharak Singh was politically intelligent and well versed in multiple languages, the most educated prince of Maharaja Ranjit Singh who not only led military expeditions but also diplomatic events.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Atwal_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atwal-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sarbjeet Singh states Kharak Singh along with his brothers was a victim of circumstance, something he labeled "A Shakespearean tragedy". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kharak_Singh&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Dhian_Singh" title="Dhian Singh">Raja Dhian Singh Dogra</a> is known to resent the influence of Chet Singh Bajwa, tutor of Kharak Singh on the emperor, as well as the court. It was whispered that both the Maharaja and Chet Singh were secretly planning to sell out the Punjab to the British, pay them six annas in every rupee of state revenue and, worse of all, disband the Sikh army. Misled by these fictitious tales, the court and <a href="/wiki/Nau_Nihal_Singh" title="Nau Nihal Singh">Nau Nihal Singh</a> became estranged from Kharak Singh.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chet Singh was assassinated on 9 October 1839. Early that morning the conspirators entered the Maharaja's residence in the Fort and assassinated Chet Singh in the presence of their royal master, who vainly implored them to spare the life of his friend. </p><p>Kharak Singh was poisoned with white lead and mercury.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within six months he was bedridden, and eleven months after the poisoning he died on 5 November 1840 in Lahore.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The official announcement blamed a sudden mysterious illness.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though never proven, most contemporaries believed <a href="/wiki/Dhian_Singh" title="Dhian Singh">Dhian Singh</a> to be behind the poisoning.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dhian Singh also murdered one of Kharak Singh's wife, Rani Inder Kaur by setting her on fire.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_18-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dhian Singh had previously resisted attempts to allow Kharak training in statecraft, and on 8 October 1839 he instigated his removal from the throne with Nau Nihal Singh becoming <a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto ruler</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kharak_Singh&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <i><a href="/wiki/Haveli" title="Haveli">haveli</a></i> known as Kharak Singh's Haveli, located in <a href="/wiki/Lahore_Fort" title="Lahore Fort">Shahi Qila</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lahore" title="Lahore">Lahore</a>, is associated with him.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, a treasure-trove of artefacts and historical documents were discovered at the haveli.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span 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Empire</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC600;width:1%">Military forces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sikh_Khalsa_Army" title="Sikh Khalsa Army">Sikh Khalsa Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauj-i-Khas" title="Fauj-i-Khas">Fauj-i-Khas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauj-i-Ain" title="Fauj-i-Ain">Fauj-i-Ain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kampu-i-mu%27alla" title="Kampu-i-mu'alla">Kampu-i-mu'alla</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC600;width:1%">Adversaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durrani_Empire" title="Durrani Empire">Durrani Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emirate_of_Afghanistan" title="Emirate of Afghanistan">Emirate of Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">British East India Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Nepal" title="Kingdom of Nepal">Kingdom of Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qing_dynasty" title="Qing dynasty">Qing Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hill_States_of_India" title="Hill States of India">Hill States Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mankera" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Mankera">Kingdom of Mankera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namgyal_dynasty_of_Ladakh" title="Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh">Namgyal dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barakzai_dynasty" title="Barakzai dynasty">Barakzai dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhan" title="Sudhan">Sudhans</a> of Poonch</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maqpon_Dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Maqpon Dynasty">Maqpon Dynasty</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC600;width:1%">Forts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jamrud_Fort" title="Jamrud Fort">Jamrud Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multan_Fort" title="Multan Fort">Multan Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harkishangarh" class="mw-redirect" title="Harkishangarh">Harkishangarh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lahore_Fort" title="Lahore Fort">Lahore Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zorawar_Fort" title="Zorawar Fort">Zorawar Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahu_Fort" title="Bahu Fort">Bahu Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gobindgarh_Fort" title="Gobindgarh Fort">Gobindgarh Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phillaur_Fort" title="Phillaur Fort">Phillaur Fort</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC600;width:1%">Officials and warriors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC600;width:1%">Natives</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dhian_Singh" title="Dhian Singh">Dhian Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diwan_Dina_Nath" title="Diwan Dina Nath">Diwan Dina Nath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diwan_Bhawani_Das" title="Diwan Bhawani Das">Diwan Bhawani Das</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diwan_Buta_Singh" title="Diwan Buta Singh">Diwan Buta Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pratap_Singh_(Sikh_prince)" title="Pratap Singh (Sikh prince)">Pratap Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misr_Diwan_Chand" title="Misr Diwan Chand">Misr Diwan Chand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diwan_Mulraj_Chopra" title="Diwan Mulraj Chopra">Diwan Mulraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hari_Singh_Nalwa" title="Hari Singh Nalwa">Hari Singh Nalwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahan_Singh_Mirpuri" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahan Singh Mirpuri">Mahan Singh Mirpuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dewan_Mokham_Chand" title="Dewan Mokham Chand">Dewan Mokham Chand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khushal_Singh_Jamadar" title="Khushal Singh Jamadar">Khushal Singh Jamadar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zorawar_Singh_(Dogra_general)" title="Zorawar Singh (Dogra general)">Zorawar Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tej_Singh" title="Tej Singh">Tej Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lal_Singh" title="Lal Singh">Lal Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulab_Singh" title="Gulab Singh">Gulab Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balbhadra_Kunwar" title="Balbhadra Kunwar">Balbhadra Kunwar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jawahar_Singh_(wazir)" title="Jawahar Singh (wazir)">Jawahar Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehta_Basti_Ram" title="Mehta Basti Ram">Mehta Basti Ram</a></li> <li><a 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