Kunwar Rattan Singh (1805–1845) was the second son of

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, in the northwest Indian subcontinent, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. Born to Maha Singh, the leader of the Sukerchakia Misl ...

, the founder of the

Sikh Empire The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and conquered by the East India Company, Br ...

and his

queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but hi ...

Maharani Datar Kaur Maharani Datar Kaur (born Bibi Raj Kaur Nakai; (c. 1784– 20 June 1838) was the queen consort of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire and the mother of his successor, Maharaja Kharak Singh. She was the ...

His elder,

Maharaja Kharak Singh Kharak Singh (22 February 1801 – 5 November 1840) was the second maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from June 1839 until his dethronement and imprisonment in October 1839. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh ...

was the second Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and nephew, Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh was the third Maharaja. The former reigned for less than four months, and the latter barely four weeks. He was the grandson of Sardar Maha Singh, second chief of the

Sukerchakia Misl The Sukerchakia Misl was one of twelve Sikh Sikh Confederacy, misls in Punjab region, Punjab during the 18th century, concentrated in Gujranwala and Hafizabad districts in western Punjab region, Punjab (in modern-Pakistan) and ruled from (1752 ...

and Rajmata Raj Kaur. Sardar Ran Singh, third chief of the

Nakai Misl The Nakai Misl ( (Gurmukhi), (Shahmukhi)), founded by Sandhu Jat people, Jats, was one of the twelve Sikh Confederacy, Sikh Misls (groupings with their distinct guerrilla militia) that later became part of the Sikh Empire. It held territory bet ...

and Sardarni Karmo Kaur were his maternal grandparents. His cousin

Kahan Singh Nakai Sardar Kahan Singh Nakai (died 1873) was the sixth and last chief of the Nakai Misl. He was the grandson of the famous Sikh chief, Ran Singh Nakai and Sardarni Karmo Kaur. His aunt, Maharani Datar Kaur was one of the wives of Ranjit Singh, Ma ...

was the last Nakai chief.

Early life

It is widely known that Datar Kaur gave birth to a son, Kharak Singh who is known as the only son of Ranjit Singh and Datar Kaur. But, according to the documents such as Sajra Nasbe and Kursinama (pedigree table), as well as a painting of Ranjit Singh with Rattan Singh affirm that Datar Kaur and Ranjit Singh had another son named Rattan Singh born in 1805. Rattan Singh was born to Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his second wife and queen consort, Maharani Datar Kaur, the daughter of

Ran Singh Nakai Sardar Ran Singh Nakai (1750- 1784) was the third chief of the Nakai Misl, one of the Sikh groupings and guerilla militia that later became part of the Sikh Empire. He was born to the Sandhu family of Jats, Jat Sikhs. He was in campaigns with ...

the third ruler of the

. He was the younger brother of Kharak Singh who succeeded their father as the second

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of the

. He was married to Raj Devi and Bhagbhari Kanwar and had three sons, Gurdit Singh, Thakur Singh and Bhagwan Singh. He served under

Hari Singh Nalwa Hari Singh Nalwa (29 April 1791 – 30 April 1837) was the commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Army, Sikh Khalsa Fauj, the army of the Sikh Empire. He is known for his role in the conquests of Kasur, Sialkot, Attock, Multan, Kashmir, Peshaw ...

and his elder brother,

Kharak Singh Kharak Singh (22 February 1801 – 5 November 1840) was the second maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from June 1839 until his dethronement and imprisonment in October 1839. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh ...

during the Battle of Shopian in 1819. He was granted the Jagatpur Bajaj estate as his jagir. During the reign of Maharaja Sher Singh a large part of his jagir was confiscated by Raja Hira Singh Dogra, who did the same with his half brothers, Kashmira Singh and

Pashaura Singh Kunwar Pashaura Singh (1821 – 11 September 1845), also spelt Peshawara Singh, sometimes styled as ''Shahzada'', was the younger son of Ranjit Singh, Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Rani Daya Kaur. Maharaja Ranjit Singh named Pashaura as he had re ...

. He died during battle in 1845.

Descendants

In 2020 Sandeep Singh Sukerchakia, his descendant, wrote a detailed letter to

Narendra Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Par ...

, the

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insisting the inclusion of Punjabi Language in the New

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official Language Bill of 2020. In 2021, he appealed to

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi (born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician, philanthropist, and former cricketer who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He was the founder of the political party Pak ...

, the

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to have a thorough probe into the incident of vandalism of the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

References

{{Sikh Empire 1805 births 1845 deaths Punjabi Sikhs People from the Sikh Empire

Early life

Descendants

See also

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