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Jind Kaur

1817–1863 · 19th century · Also known as Maharani Jind Kaur, Rani Jindan

Jind Kaur was the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and mother of Duleep Singh, the last ruler of the Sikh Empire. She acted as regent for her young son from 1843, and after the First Anglo-Sikh War the British removed her from power, imprisoned and exiled her. She escaped to Nepal in 1849, was reunited with her son in 1861 and died in London in 1863.

Jind Kaur
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