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Dalip Singh was the last Maharaja of the Lahore Kingdom, or Punjab, prior to its annexation by the British in 1849.
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Lahore’s Last Maharaja
Dalip Singh (1838–1893) was the youngest of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s (1780–1839) seven sons. Known mainly as a transitional figure in the move from the sovereign Lahore Kingdom established by his father to British colonial rule, the life of Dalip Singh remains a point of fascination both within Punjab and globally in Sikh Diasporas. [1–4]
A brief period of Sikh sovereignty crystallized when Ranjit Singh set up his court in Lahore on July 1, 1799, after secretly being invited to take the city by its elites. Initially reluctant to take on any official title, fearing unwanted attention from neighboring powers, he was eventually convinced of the expediency of taking on the title of Maharaja. During the Baisakhifestival on April 12, a ceremony was conducted where the descendant of Guru Nanak, Sahib...
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Grewal, H.S. (2017). Dalip Singh, Maharaja. In: Mandair, AP.S. (eds) Sikhism. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0846-1_438
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