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.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Maharaja
Sikh ruler
human
monarch
associatedWith Khalsa Army
Lahore Darbar
birthDate 1801-02-22
burialPlace Samadhi of Ranjit Singh
capitalOfReign Lahore NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath suspected poisoning
child Nau Nihal Singh
coronationPlace Lahore Fort
countryOfCitizenship Sikh Empire NERFINISHED
deathDate 1840-11-05
dynasty Sandhawalia dynasty
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Punjabi
father Ranjit Singh NERFINISHED
governmentForm absolute monarchy
historicalRegion Indian subcontinent
house Sukerchakia misl
militaryRank Commander in Sikh Khalsa Army
monarchOf Sikh Empire NERFINISHED
mother Datar Kaur
name Kharak Singh
nativeLanguage Punjabi
notableBattle Multan campaign
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 NERFINISHED
positionHeld Maharaja of the Sikh Empire
predecessor Ranjit Singh NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
child
Sher Singh
follows
Kharak Singh
name
Sikh Empire
notableRuler
Duleep Singh ("Maharaja of Punjab")
positionHeld
Sher Singh ("Maharaja Kharak Singh")
predecessor
Sher Singh
relative

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