Son maharaja ranjit singh family today. The attari clan traces its lineage to princess catherine by virtue of being descendants of maharaja sher singh the second son of ranjit singh. Sher singh ruled punjab from 1842 to 1844 before he was murdered by the sandhawalia chieftain who wanted duleep singh as the inheritor of the throne. Ranjit singh was born on 13 november 1780 to maha singh sukerchakia and raj kaur the daughter of raja gajpat singh of jind in gujranwala in the majha region of punjab now in pakistan.
He had 8 children the last of whom died in 1959 at lahore. For a man who began his military career as a 10 year old and became emperor at 21 ranjit singhs achievements are awe inspiring. None of the sons survived long and the crown passed to the youngest son dalip singh.
Jaswinder singh seventh generation descendant of rattan singh the youngest son of maharaja ranjit singh from his second wife raj kaur along with other descendants including harvinder singh. Born as the son of maha singh the commander of the sukerchakia mislone of 12 sikh misls in punjab during the 18th centuryranjit singh followed in his. His grand daughters the daughters of his son duleep singh believed that their true ancestors belonged to the sandhawalia family of.
He was the son of maharani chand kaur and maharaja kharak singh himself the eldest son and heir of maharaja ranjit singh sher e panjab and a grandson of maharani datar kaur of the nakai misl. A sprawling mansion in the heart of london which was the former family home of maharaja duleep singhs son prince victor albert jay duleep singh has gone on sale with a price tag of 155. Duleep singh as maharaja ranjeet singhs youngest son was the last maharaja of the sikh empire including lahore in the 19th century until he was exiled to england when his empire came under the british raj.
Maharajah ranjit singh ruled the punjab for 40 years and had 7 sons. He was deposed by the british after the anglo sikh wars in 1849 and taken to england. Maharaja ranjit singh was the founder of the sikh empire based in the punjab region.
The original london home of prince victor jay duleep singh 1866 1918 the exiled son of the last maharaja of lahore is up for sale for 155million. The elegant family house in the little boltons in south west kensington with five bedroom is a 5613 sqft. He came to power in the early half of the 19th century and his empire existed from 1799 to 1849.
Several different clans have claimed ranjit singh as their own.