I'm working at today presenting the story of the Maharajah Duleep Singh (the last king of the Punjab) and the experience of the 9th East Norfolk Regiment in the first Anglo-Sikh War of 1845-6 to local schoolchildren. One of my favourite topics!

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Princess Catherine Duleep Singh (2021) unveiled, signed and in all its beauty at ‘The Ancient House Museum’.

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Why have we never heard about the interesting life of Suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh by ? This amazing lady's biography for Showa next week, who also campaigned for Indian Independence, faced a hard, unfair and racist struggle.

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🔲 2nd Anglo-Sikh War broke out in India, led to🇮🇳 Annexed by Brits & Duleep Deposed & placed in care of John Login.

🔲Login(In Duleep to a Christian & an English Aristocrat while his mom was imprisoned & exiled.

🔲At 15, he was brought to LONDON🇬🇧👇

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Raja Jowahir Singh & attendants, colored print after W. Carpenter 1850s. Brother of Maharani Jindan & Uncle of Maharaja Duleep Singh. pic frm

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Maharaja Duleep Singh as a child accompanied by attendants, attributed to Sir Henry Cole between 1849-50. The work was auctioned by Sothebys in 2017 & is now part of Toor Collection.

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Bamba Sutherland (1869-1957). Fille de Dhulîp Singh et de Bamba Müller. Soeur de la suffragette Sofia Duleep Singh. Grandit en Angleterre. Qd elle voyage à Lahore, elle raconte avoir vécu « comme une étrangère dans le royaume de son père ».
➡️Dhulîp Singh, par F-X. Winterhalter.

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Singh aged 5 proclaimed Maharaja of his mother Maharani Jind Kaur as regent. British imprisoned-exiled her. 13 years he cud not see his mother-cruelty of British? he was detached from his heritage? nick named Black Prince of Perthshire
both looked similar? attire

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Maharaja  also known as Sir Dilip Singh, was the last Maharaja of the 

He was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's youngest son, the only child of Maharani  

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Maharajah Duleep Singh, portrait study#art#portrait#maharajaduleepsingh#sikhhistory#elvedenmaharaja#punjab#sikh#

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At 1.15 today on find out more about Princess Sophia Duleep Singh with .

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