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Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in 1839

This article is about the Maharaja. For 20th century political leader, see Baba 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 Empire and his consort, Maharani Datar Kaur.

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Kharak was succeeded by his only son Nau Nihal Singh.^[2]

Early life

He was born on 22 February 1801 in Lahore, Punjab. He was the first son of Ranjit Singh and his second wife Datar Kaur Nakai.^[4] His mother was the daughter of Ran Singh Nakai, third ruler of the Nakai Misl.

The prince was named by his father^[5] "Kharak" (ਖੜਕ) which means 'Wielder of the Sword' he was named after the unconquerable warrior mentioned in Dasam Granth. According to Gyani Sher Singh, Ranjit Singh knew the entire Dasam Granth by heart.

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