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Sher Singh

assassinated 1843 · 19th century

Sher Singh was a son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh who ruled the Sikh Empire for a short period after the deaths of his predecessors. He was assassinated in 1843 amid factional struggles at the Lahore court. Accounts of the Sikh Empire place his death in the succession of violent deaths that weakened the state before the Anglo-Sikh wars.

Sher Singh
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sher Singh. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sher-singh
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