Jind Kaur

1817–1863

Jind Kaur was the mother and regent of Maharaja Duleep Singh and a leading figure in the final years of the Sikh Empire. She struggled against court factions and expanding British control, was imprisoned and separated from her son, and later reunited with him in exile.

In George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman and the Mountain of Light, he becomes entangled with Maharani Jind Kaur, the child ruler Duleep Singh and ministers whose rival plans alternately encourage and restrain war with the East India Company.

In non-fiction, Jind Kaur is discussed in Amarpal Singh’s The First Anglo-Sikh War and Amarpal Singh’s The Second Anglo-Sikh War. In Amarpal Singh’s The First Anglo-Sikh War, the book explains the instability of the Lahore court, the power of the Khalsa army and the roles of Duleep Singh, Jind Kaur, Lal Singh and Tej Singh, while following Hugh Gough and Henry Hardinge as their forces advanced towards the Sutlej.

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by George MacDonald Fraser 12 books 4.2

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