THE PUNJAB
The Sukerchukia Dynasty
GENEALOGY
1799 - 1839 H.M.
Maharajadhiraja Ranjit Singh Bahadur, Sarkar-i-Wala,
Sher-i-Punjab, Maharaja of the Punjab. b. at
Gujranwala, Punjab 13th November 1780, as Budh
Sigh, son of Sardar Mahan Singh Sukerchukia, by his first
wife, Sardarni Raj Kaur Mai Malwain Sahiba, daughter of
Raja Gajpat Singh, Raja of Jind. Succeeded his father in
the Sukkarchakk estates, and as cdr of the Sukerchukia misl
17th April 1790. Conquered Lahore and expelled
the Afghans, 7th July 1799. Assumed the title
of Maharajadhiraja and installed on the gadi
at Lahore Fort, by Sahib Singh Bedi, 12th
April 1801. Conquered Amritsar from the Mughals in 1802,
Kangra and Jammu 1809, Wazirabad 1810, Attock 1812,
Multan 1818, Kashmir 1819, Derajat, Rawalpindi and
Mankera 1821, and Peshawar 1834. Entered into a Treaty of
Friendship with the HEIC in 1806. m. (first)
at Batala, Punjab, 1796, H.H. Maharani Mahtab Kaur Sahiba
(b. 1782; d. at Lahore, 1840), daughter of
Sardar Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya, of Mukerian, in the
Hoshiapur district, by his wife, Sardarni Sada Kaur, sometime
leader of the Ramgarhia confederacy, daughter of Dasaundha
Singh Dhaliwal, of Alkolwala. m. (second) 1798, H.H.
Maharani Datar Kaur Sahiba [Mai Nakkayan] (d. at Lahore,
1818), née Raj Kauran, daughter of Sardar Ran Singh
Nakai, a Sindhu Jat, by his wife Sardarni Rai Kaur.
m. (third) at Lahore, 1802, H.H. Maharani Sri Moran Kaur
Sahiba [Moran Sarkar] (d.s.p. young), a
Muslim Nautch girl from Makhanpur, whom he was later forced to
renounce. m. (fourth) 1815, H.H. Maharani Rup Kaur
Sahiba (d. 1878), daughter of Sardar Jai Singh
Sindhu, of Kot Said Mahmud, Amritsar district. m.
(fifth) at Khair, 1820, H.H. Maharani Lakshmi Kaur Sahiba
(d. at Lahore, 1867), daughter of Desa Singh Vadpaga, a
Sindhu Jat of Jogki Khan, Gujranwala district. m. (sixth)
at Jawalamukhi, Kangra, 1829, H.H. Maharani Sri Mahtab Devi
Sahiba [Rani Katochan] (d. by sati, at Lahore,
28th June 1839), eldest natural daughter of H.H.
Naresh Chhatrapati Sri Maharaja Sri Sansara Chandra Deva Bahadur
[Sansar Chand II], Maharaja of Kangra, by his Gulabo Dassi,
Rani Nokhu Sahiba, a former shepherdess from the Gaddan tribe.
m. at Jawalamukhi, Kangra, 1829, H.H. Maharani Sri Raj Devi
Sahiba, of the Punjab [Rani Rajbanso] (d.s.
p. by suicide, having taken opium after bein insulted
by her husband, at Lahore, 1835), second natural daughter of
H.H. Naresh Chhatrapati Sri Maharaja Sri Sansara Chandra
Deva Bahadur [Sansar Chand II], Maharaja of Kangra, by his
Gulabo Dassi, Rani Nokhu Sahiba, a former shepherdess
from the Gaddan tribe. m. (eighth) H.H. Maharani Sri Ram
Devi Sahiba (d. before 1839), daughter of Kaur Singh, of
Chachriwala, in Gujranwala. m. (ninth) at Lahore,
27th September 1832, H.H. Maharani Sri Gul Bahar
Sahiba (d.s.p. at Lahore, 1863, bur.
there at Mozang), alias Bibi Gul Begum, a Muslim Nautch girl,
daughter of Shaikh Muhammad Akhtar, of Amritsar. m.
(tenth) a daughter of Karam Singh Chinah, of Amritsar. m.
(eleventh) at Lahore, 1835, H.H. H.H. Maharani Sri Jindan Kaur
Mai Sahiba [Chanda Kaur] (b. at Chaar, near Gujranwala,
1817; d. at Abingdon House, Kensington, London
1st August 1863, cremated at Bombay and her ashes
scattered on the Godavari), Regent for her only son
22nd December 1844 to 16th December 1846,
pensioned off and removed from political power, removed to
Seikhupura 20th August 1847, then to Benares
15th May 1848, and Chunar Fort, Mirzapur 6th
April 1849, escapes 18th April 1849 and arrives in
Katmandu 29th April 1849 and immediately sent by
the Nepal Durbar to the house of the British Resident, third
daughter of Chaudhuri Mana Singh Aulakh, of Chaar, near
Gujranwala, sometime trooper in the Maharaja’s service.
m. (i) Rani Davi Kaur (d. at Amritsar, after
1839), daughter of Wazir Nakuda, a Jaswan from Hoshiarpur.
m. (ii) 1811, Rani Daya Kaur (d.s.p.
at Lahore, 1843), widow of Sardar Sahib Singh Bhangi, of
Gujrat district, and daughter of Diwan Singh Virk.
m. (iii) 1813, Rani Rattan Kaur (d. at Lahore,
1866), another widow widow of Sardar Sahib Singh Bhangi,
of Gujrat district, and daughter of Mal Singh, of
Duburje. m. (iv) 1815, Rani Chand Kaur (d. at
Lahore, 1840), a former widow, daughter of Sardar Jai
Singh, of Chainpur, Amritsar district.
m. (v) 1829, Rani Mahtab Kaur (d. at Lahore, 1878),
daughter of Chaudhri Sujan, an Uthwal Jat, of Mala,
Gurdaspur district.
m. (vi) 1831, Bhori Rani (d.s.p. at
Lahore, 5th April 1872), from a Gujar family of Mandi.
m. (vii) 1832, Rani Saman Kaur (d. at Lahore, 1879),
daughter of Suba Singh, a Jat, of Malwa, in the Cis-Satlaj states.
m. (viii) Rani Gulab Kaur (d. at Lahore, 1838), daughter
of a Jat zamindar, of Jagdeo, in Amritsar district.
m. (a) Rani Harvati (d. by sati, at Lahore,
28th June 1839), daughter of Chaudhri Ram, a
Saleria Rajput, of Atalgarh, Gurdaspur district.
m. (b) Rani Rajdavi (d. by sati, at Lahore,
28th June 1839), daughter of Padma, a Rajput.
m. (c) Rani Davno (d. by sati, at Lahore,
28th June 1839), daughter of Sand Bhari Chib, of
Dava-Vatala, Jammu state.
m. (d) Mohan Begum, a Muslim lady.
m. (e) Mussamat Ramkee (d. 2nd May 1863).
He d. at Lahore, 27th June 1839, having had issue,
two sons:- 1) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Kharak Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of the Punjab (s/o Maharani Datar Kaur) - see below. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- 2) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Duleep Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of the Punjab (s/o Maharani Jindan Kaur) - see below.
- 3) Shahzada Ishar Singh Bahadur. b. at Batala, 31st January 1802 (reputed s/o of Maharani Mahtab Kaur). He d. 1804.
- 4) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sher Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of the Punjab (reputed twin s/o Maharani Mahtab Kaur) - see below.
- 5) Shahzada Tara Singh Bahadur. b. at Batala, December 1807 (reputed twin s/o Maharani Mahtab Kaur), educ. privately. The actual son of Manki, a Muslim slave-girl of Mai Sada Kaur. Rcvd: the Order of the Propitious Star of the Punjab 1st class (10.3.1837). m. (first) Rani Dharam Kaur (m. second, at Lahore, 1841, H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sher Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of the Punjab - see below), daughter of Jodh Singh Randhawa, a Jat of Tara, Amritsar district. m. (second) Rani Nand Kaur (m. second, at Lahore, 1841, H.H. Maharajadhiraja Sher Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of the Punjab - see below), daughter of Chanda Singh, of Bhitivid, Amritsar district. He d. 1859.
- 6)
Shahzada Multana Singh Bahadur. b. at
Lahore, 1819 (reputed s/o Rattan Kaur).
Said to be the son of a Muslim slave girl in the
household of Mai Nakkain, by an attendant in the zenana.
Procured by Rattan Kaur and presented to, and
accepted by Maharaja Ranjit Singh as her son. Rcvd:
the Order of the Propitious Star of the Punjab
1st class (10.3.1837). m. (first) Rani
Chand Kaur (d. 1875). m. (a) Man Kaur.
He d. 1846, having had issue, three sons:
- a)
Sardar Kishan Singh. b. 1840 (s/o
Chand Kaur), educ. privately. m.
Sardarni Ram Kaur (b. 1873). He
d. at Amritsar, Punjab, 20th
December 1908, having had issue, a daughter:
- i) ... Kaur. b. at Amritsar, Punjab, 1903.
- b)
Sardar Keshra Singh (s/o
Chand Kaur), educ. privately. He d. before
1890, having had issue, a son:
- i) Sardar Utam Singh. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- c)
Arjan Singh (s/o Man Kaur). Served as a
munsif in Punjab for many years. He d.
1883, having had issue, a son:
- i) Hari Singh. m. (first) Hem Kaur. m. (second) Dattar Kaur. He d.s.p.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- a)
Sardar Kishan Singh. b. 1840 (s/o
Chand Kaur), educ. privately. m.
Sardarni Ram Kaur (b. 1873). He
d. at Amritsar, Punjab, 20th
December 1908, having had issue, a daughter:
- 7)
Shahzada Kashmira Singh Bahadur. b. at Sialkot,
1821 (reputed s/o Daya Kaur). Said to be the son of a
slave girl in the household of Daya Kaur, by a Jammu Rajput.
Procured by Daya Kaur and presented to, and accepted by
Maharaja Ranjit Singh as her son. Rcvd: the Order of
the Propitious Star of the Punjab 1st class
(10.3.1837). m. (first) Rani Chand Kaur (d.
after 1863). m. (second) Rani Jind Kaur (d.
after 1863). He was k. in battle against the
Sandhawalias, 7th May 1844, having had issue, one
son:
- a)
Shahzada Fateh Singh, of Pipri (s/o Chand
Kaur). Granted a half-share of the large Pipri
jagir in the Baraich district of UP, 25t
h May 1865. m. Rani Lakshman Kaur, Mbr
Akal Coll Management Cttee, daughter of Subadar
Jawahir Singh, of Lohian, Gujranwala district. He
d.s.p. 1872, a son being
subsequently adopted on his behalf:
- i)
Kanwar Prithvipal Singh. b. 1878.
Presdt Khalsa Coll Management Cttee. Vice-Presdt
Sikh Educational Conference 1914. He d.
1917, having had issue, a son:
- (1)
Kanwar ... Singh. He had issue, a son:
- (a) Kanwar Nripindra Pal Singh. He purchsed the Craig Top Estate, Mussoorie, 1958.
- (1)
Kanwar ... Singh. He had issue, a son:
- i)
Kanwar Prithvipal Singh. b. 1878.
Presdt Khalsa Coll Management Cttee. Vice-Presdt
Sikh Educational Conference 1914. He d.
1917, having had issue, a son:
- a)
Shahzada Fateh Singh, of Pipri (s/o Chand
Kaur). Granted a half-share of the large Pipri
jagir in the Baraich district of UP, 25t
h May 1865. m. Rani Lakshman Kaur, Mbr
Akal Coll Management Cttee, daughter of Subadar
Jawahir Singh, of Lohian, Gujranwala district. He
d.s.p. 1872, a son being
subsequently adopted on his behalf:
- 8)
Shahzada Peshawara Singh Bahadur. b. at
Sialkot, 1823 (reputed s/o Daya Kaur), educ.
privately. Said to be the son of a slave girl in the household
of Daya Kaur, by Jai Ram, a Lahore shopkeeper. Procured by Daya
Kaur and presented to, and accepted by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
as her son. Took refuge in British territory, 1844-1845.
Returned to the Punjab, revolted and pardoned several times.
Rcvd: the Order of the Propitious Star of the Punjab
1st class (10.3.1837). m. Rani Sadda Kaur
Sahiba (d. at Baraich, Oudh, 1872). He was k.
(strangled) by Fateh Khan Tiwana and Sardar Chattar Singh
Attariwala, at Attock, while in safe custody, 30th
August 1845, having had issue, an only son:
- a)
Shahzada Jagjoth Singh, of Pipri. b.
1844. A great philanthropist and public benefactor,
who performed valuable services to the government
during the Second Afghan War. Granted a half-share of
a large jagir in Baraich, district of UP,
25th May 1865. Settled at Sialkot, Punjab,
1884. Proprietor Guru Nanak Prakash Press 1859-1880.
He d. 1915, having had issue, a son:
- i)
Shahzada Amar Singh, of Pipri. b.
1876. He d. 1917, having had issue,
two sons:
-
(1) Shahzada Gulzar Singh, of Pipri.
m. Rani Rajendra Pal Kaur Sahiba.
He d. 1922, having had issue, a
son and two daughters:
- (a) Shahzada Daljit Singh, of Pipri. b. 1921, educ. Queen Mary Coll, Lahore, Punjab.
- (a) Kanwari Jagdish Kaur Sahiba [Kanwarani Jagdish Kaur Sahiba, of Faridkot]. b. at Pipri, 1916, educ. Queen Mary Coll, Lahore, Punjab. MLA for Jaitu in the Punjab state assembly 1957-1962. m. (sep.) Colonel Kanwar Manjit Inder Singh Sahib Bahadur (b. at Qila Mubaraqat, Faridkot, 22nd February 1916; d. 1999), younger son of Major H.H. Farzand-i- Sa’adat-i-Nishan-i-Hazrat-i- Kaiser-i-Hind Maharaja Brij Indar Singh Brar Bans, Bahadur, Raja of Faridkot. She d. at Faridkot, 1996, having had issue, two sons and one daughter – see India (Faridkot).
- (b) Kanwari ... Kaur Sahiba, educ. Queen Mary Coll, Lahore, Punjab.
- (2) Shahzada Autar Singh, of Bhunga, educ. with Imperial Cadet Corps (ICC), Dehra Dun. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar Medal (1911). He d. June 1924.
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(1) Shahzada Gulzar Singh, of Pipri.
m. Rani Rajendra Pal Kaur Sahiba.
He d. 1922, having had issue, a
son and two daughters:
- i)
Shahzada Amar Singh, of Pipri. b.
1876. He d. 1917, having had issue,
two sons:
- 9) Kanwar Bhup Singh. Adopted by the Bhori Rani.
- 10) Sardar Khan. Adopted by the Rani Gul Begum.
- a)
Shahzada Jagjoth Singh, of Pipri. b.
1844. A great philanthropist and public benefactor,
who performed valuable services to the government
during the Second Afghan War. Granted a half-share of
a large jagir in Baraich, district of UP,
25th May 1865. Settled at Sialkot, Punjab,
1884. Proprietor Guru Nanak Prakash Press 1859-1880.
He d. 1915, having had issue, a son:
1839 - 1840 H.H.
Maharajadhiraja Kharak Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of the
Punjab. b. at Lahore, 22nd February
1801, eldest son of H.H. Maharajadhiraja Ranjit Singh
Bahadur, Sher-i-Punjab, Maharaja of the Punjab, by his
second wife, H.H. Maharani Sri Datar Kaur Sahiba [Mai Nakkayan],
educ. privately. Received the principality
of Jammu as his jagir in 1812. Appointed by his
dying father as Heir Apparent with the title of Tika
Sahib Bahadur, 20th June 1839. Proclaimed
on the death of his father, 27th June 1839.
Installed on the gadi at Lahore Fort, 1st
September 1839. Dethroned and imprisoned 8th
October 1839. Rcvd: the Order of the Propitious Star of
the Punjab 1st class (10.3.1837).
m. (first) at Fatehgarh, 6th February 1812,
H.H. Maharani Sri Mai Chand Kaur Sahiba (b.
at Fatehgarh, 1802; k. at Lahore Fort, 10th
June 1841), who assumed ruling powers on the death of her son
6th November 1840, proclaimed as sovereign under the
title of Malika-i-Muqaddas 2nd December 1840,
deposed and imprisoned 18th January 1841, only daughter of
Sardar Jaimal Singh Kanhya, of Fatehgarh, near Gurdaspur.
m. (second) 1816, H.H. Maharani Khem Kaur Sahiba (d. at
Lahore, 1881), daughter of Sardar Jodh Singh Kalas Bajwa.
m. (third) at Amritsar, 1818, H.H. Maharani Kishan
Kaur Sahiba (d. at Lahore, 1876), daughter of Chaudhri
Raja Singh Jat, of Samra, in Amritsar district.
m. (i) at Amritsar, 1815, Rani Ishwar (d. by
sati at Lahore, 5th November 1839),
previously in the zanana of his fater, daughter of
Sardar Lal Singh Sindhu, of Siranwali, Sialkot district.
He d. 5th November 1840 (poisoned),
having had issue, an only son, by his first wife:- 1) H.H. Maharajadhiraja Nau Nihal Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of the Punjab (s/o Maharani Chand Kaur) - see below.
1840 H.H.
Maharajadhiraja Nau Nihal Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of the
Punjab. b. at Lahore, 9th March 1821,
only son of H.H. Sri Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Kharak Singh
Bahadur, Sher-i-Punjab, Maharaja of the Punjab, by his first
wife, H.H. Maharani Sri Mai Chand Kaur Sahiba, educ.
privately. Murdered his father's Chief Minister and assumed
ruling powers as Regent and Chief Minister, 8th
October 1839. Succeeded on the death of his father, 5th
November 1840. Grand Master of Order of the Propitious Star
of the Punjab (Kaukab-i-Iqbal-i-Punjab), 10th March 1837.
m. (first) at Lahore Fort, 10th March 1837,
H.H. Maharani Sri Naniki Kaur Sahiba [Attariwala Maharani
Sahib] (d. at Lahore, 1856), daughter of General
Sardar Sham Singh Attarawala.
m. (second) H.H. Maharani Sri Sahib Kaur Sahiba
(d. at Lahore, 1841), daughter of Sardar Gurdit
Singh Gilwaliwala, of Amritsar.
m. (third) H.H. Maharani Sri Attar Kaur Sahiba
[Bhadauran Maharani Sahib] (d. by sati, at
Lahore, 6th November 1840), daughter of
Sardar Jawahir Singh Phulka, of Bhadaur.
m. (fourth) H.H. Katochan Maharani Sahib (d. by
sati, at Lahore, 6th November 1840), daughter of
Mian Rai Singh, of Lambagraon. He d. from injuries
received by falling masonry from the Roshnai Darwaza,
when returning from the cremation ceremonies for his late
father, at Lahore Fort, 6th November 1840.