Sher Singh

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Sher Singh
Maharaja of Punjab Maharaja of Lahore Sarkar-i-Wallah[1] Sarkar Khalsaji[2]
Painting of Maharaja Sher Singh wearing the Koh-i-Noor diamond (located on his right bicep), by August Schoefft, ca.1841–42
Maharaja of the Sikh Empire
Reign	18 January 1841 – 15 September 1843
Coronation	27 January 1841 Lahore Fort, Lahore
Predecessor	Chand Kaur
Successor	Duleep Singh
Prime Minister	See list Dhian Singh Dogra
Born	4 December 1807 Batala, Sikh Empire (present-day Gurdaspur district, Punjab, India)
Died	15 September 1843(1843-09-15) (aged 35) Shah Bilaal gardens, Lahore, Sikh Empire (present-day Kot Khawaja Saeed, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan)
Consort	Prem Kaur Waraich (m.1822)
Spouses	Desa Kaur Nakai ​ ​ (m. 1819; died 1821)​ Bibi Pratap Kaur Jagat Singh Brar ​ ​ (m. 1825)​ Dakno Kaur Mai Sahiba ​ ​ (m. 1842)​
Issue	By Maharani Desa Kaur: * None By Maharani Prem Kaur: * Yuvraj Pratap Singh Bahadur By Maharani Pratap Kaur: * Kanwar Deva Singh Bahadur By Maharani Dakno Kaur: * Shahdeo Singh Bahadur
House	Sukerchakia
Father	Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab
Mother	Mehtab Kaur Kanhaiyā
Religion	Sikhism
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Sher Singh (4 December 1807 – 15 September 1843) was the fourth Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. Elder of the twins of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire and Maharani Mehtab Kaur. His reign began on 18 January 1840 following his assault on Lahore which ended the brief regency of Maharani Chand Kaur.^[3] He was assassinated on 15 September 1843 by Ajit Singh Sandhawalia.^[3]