Maharani Jindan Kaur BIOGRAPHY
Maharani Jindan Kaur BIOGRAPHY Maharani Jindan Kaur: ‘One of the most remarkable characters of 19th century history’ Maharani Jindan Kaur, the last wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, waged an unending struggle against the British. Maharani Jindan Kaur, the last wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, is in news for the auction of some of her jewellery at Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art sale in London earlier this week. “As the only surviving widow of Ranjit Singh, Jindan Kaur (1817-1863) led a spirited resistance to the encroachment of the British into the Punjab, but was eventually forced to surrender. More than 600 pieces of her jewellery from the legendary treasury of Lahore were confiscated, and she was imprisoned before escaping to Nepal in 1848,” notes Bonhams, in reference to the jewellery. Who was this feisty queen who waged an unending struggle against the British? Read on. Who was Rani Jindan? She was the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh empire, whose bound...