Maharaja Narinder Singh

Narinder Singh KCSI (26 November 1824 – 13 November 1862), also spelt as Narendra Singh,[1] was Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1845 to 1862. He was one of the first local rulers to receive the Order of the Star of India and was a Member of the Indian Legislative Council during Lord Canning's Viceroyalty.[2]

Narinder Singh
Maharaja of Patiala
Photograph of Maharaja Narinder Singh (alt. spelt as 'Narendra Singh') of Patiala State with attendants, by Jean Baptiste Oscar Malitte, ca.1860
Reign1845 – 1862
PredecessorKaram Singh
SuccessorMohinder Singh
Born26 November 1824
Died13 November 1862
HousePhulkian
ReligionSikhism

Biography

His father was the Maharaja of Patiala, Karam Singh. He succeeded his father on 18 January 1846 aged twenty-three.[3] During his reign the Moti Bagh Palace was constructed at a cost of five lakhs of rupees.[4]

During the Indian Mutiny of 1857, Singh offered assistance to the East India Company and his services were later acknowledged by Lord Canning as being of incalculable value.[5]

He died of fever on 13 November 1862 at the age of thirty-nine. He was succeeded as Maharaja by his ten-year-old son, Mohinder Singh.[6]

  • Maharajah Karam Singh of Patiala and his son Narinder Singh with a holy man
    Maharajah Karam Singh of Patiala and his son Narinder Singh with a holy man
  • Maharaja Narinder Singh of Patiala
    Maharaja Narinder Singh of Patiala
  • “Maharaja Narinder Singh G.C.S.I. till A.D. 1862” from a set of portraits of six maharajas (rulers) of Patiala State, late 19th century
    “Maharaja Narinder Singh G.C.S.I. till A.D. 1862” from a set of portraits of six maharajas (rulers) of Patiala State, late 19th century
  • Maharajah Narinder Singh of Patiala (reg. 1845–62) on horseback
    Maharajah Narinder Singh of Patiala (reg. 1845–62) on horseback
  • Maharajah Narinder Singh of Patiala on an elephant proceeding up the rampart of a palace
    Maharajah Narinder Singh of Patiala on an elephant proceeding up the rampart of a palace

References
  1. "History & Culture - Patiala". NRI Affairs Department, Government of Punjab (India). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. Indian India. India, Director of Public Relations, Chamber of Princes, 1945.
  3. Bhagata Siṅgha. A History of the Sikh Misals. India, Publication Bureau, Punjabi University, 1993.
  4. Sandhu, Jaspreet Kaur. Sikh Ethos: Eighteenth Century Perspective. India, Vision & Venture, 2000.
  5. Nijjar, Bakhshish Singh. History of the United Panjab. India, Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 1996.
  6. Singh, Gur Rattan Pal. The Illustrated History of the Sikhs, 1947-78: Containing Chapters on PEPSU, AISSF, Evolution of the Demand for Sikh Homeland, and the Princess Bamba Collection. India, Gur Rattan Pal Singh, 1979.
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