Randhir Singh of Kapurthala

Raja Sir Randhir Singh (1831–1870) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Kapurthala in the British Empire of India from 1852 until his death in 1870.

Randhir Singh succeeded his father Nihal Singh as the ruler of Kapurthala on 13 September 1852. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Randhir Singh assisted the British, first at Jalandhar and later led a mixed force in Awadh where he fought against the rebel soldiers.[1]

Randhir Singh died near Aden on 2 April 1870 on a visit to Europe. His sons were Maharaja Kharrak Singh Ahluwalia, who succeeded him and Sardar Attar Singh. Among his grandsons were Maharaja Jagatjit Singh, who ruled Kapurthala for 67 years and Sardar Bhagat Singh, who was one of the few Indian Justices of High Court during the British Raj.

References

  1. ↑ Buckland, Charles. Dictionary of Indian Biography.
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