H. R. H. the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh

Dalip Singh (1838–1893), the son of Ranjit Singh and Rani Jindan, was Ranjit Singh’s last surviving heir and barely a year old when his father died. After the Sikhs lost the first war (of two) against the British in 1846, Dalip Singh was the theoretical head of the remaining Sikh empire. But in fact, he was given over to the paternalistic custody of a Scottish doctor, John Login, when he was ten years old. Login eventually took Dalip Singh to England where he spent most of his adult life. Dalip married Bamba Müller, daughter of a German banker, with whom he had seven children. He died in Paris and is buried in Suffolk, England. Dalip Singh, son of the “Lion of Punjab,” visited India only twice after he was removed to England.