Chand Kaur

Chand Kaur
Rajmata of Sikh Empire Malika Muqaddasa Empress Immaculate
Maharani consort of Sikh Empire
Tenure	1 September 1839 – 8 October 1839
Predecessor	Datar Kaur
Successor	Nanaki Kaur Atariwala
Maharani of the Sikh Empire
Reign	5 November 1840 – 18 January 1841
Coronation	2 December 1840 Lahore Fort, Lahore
Predecessor	Nau Nihal Singh
Successor	Sher Singh
Born	1802 Fatehgarh Churian,[1] Sikh Empire (present-day Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India)
Died	11 June 1842 (aged 40) Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh, Lahore, Sikh Empire, Punjab (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Burial	Royal Garden, Lahore (Samadhi) (present day Islamia College Civil Lines)[2]
Spouse	Kharak Singh (m. 1812)
Issue	Nau Nihal Singh
House	Kanhaiya (by birth) Sukerchakia (by marriage)
Father	Sardar Jaimal Singh
Mother	Rajkumari Sahib Kaur of Patiala (daughter of Maharaja Amar Singh)
Religion	Sikhism

Chand Kaur (1802 – 11 June 1842) was fourth ruler of the Sikh Empire, proclaimed as Malika Muqaddisa on 2 December 1840. She was born to Sardar Jaimal Singh of the Kanhaiya Misl. In 1812, she was married to Crown Prince Kharak Singh, son and heir apparent of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Maharani Datar Kaur. In 1821 she gave birth to their only son Nau Nihal Singh, who became second in line of succession to the throne of Punjab.

During her husband's reign she served as the queen consort of the Sikh Empire and became the Rajmata when her son ascended the throne.

After the deaths of both her husband Kharak Singh and son Nau Nihal Singh, she declared herself regent for the unborn child of Nau Nihal Singh and his pregnant widow Sahib Kaur. She abandoned her claim when Sahib Kaur delivered a stillborn son and rival Sher Singh led a successful assault of Lahore.^[1] She was later murdered by her servants on 11 June 1842.^[1]