#53 - Maharaja Duleep Singh & Annexation of Punjab

In Episode #53, we explore the turbulent history behind the fall of the Sikh Empire—a tale of glory, betrayal, and British conquest. At the heart of this story is Maharaja Duleep Singh the boy king who was dethroned and exiled, losing not just his crown but also his cultural identity. We delve deeply into the story of Maharaja Duleep Singh, uncovering its lesser-known aspects. 00:00 - Sources 03:49 - Maharaja Ranjit Singh Lineage 07:04 - Punjab’s Game of Thrones 08:46 - Fight for the Crown 26:25 - Duleep Singh on throne 26:41 - Vazirs/PM’s 32:29 - Blaming Maharani Jind Kaur 35:49 - East India Company Bold moves 37:26 - Treaty of Amritsar 1809 41:25 - Maharani Jind Kaur started Anglo-Sikh War 1? 46:35 - Duleep Singh refuses Tilak 47:18 - Tightening Constraints  48:29 - East India Company Jealous 49:21 - Conquering 2/3 of Punjab  50:12 - Shattering Lahore Darbar  54:05 - Mother and Son Separated  56:23 - Duleep Singh Turning Christian 58:40 - Mulraj Rebellion  59:17 - Treaty Of Lahore 01:01:07 - Treaty of Bhyrowal 01:01:47 - Duleep Singh Reaching England 01:02:49 - Maharani Jind Kaur in Nepal 01:04:45 - Duleep Rejecting Victoria Gouramma 01:06:41 - Less Pension 01:07:45 - The Black Prince 01:08:59 - Duleep Singh Hobbies/Cozy Zone 01:10:07 - £1.7 Million Duleep Singh Statue 01:11:11 - Grouse Hunting 01:11:30 - Duleep Singh frustrated by lack of funds 01:13:20 - Aristocratic Lifestyle  01:14:36 - Duleep Meets her Mother 01:17:45 - Letter to Dr. login  01:18:11 - Maharani Jind Kaur Pension & Jewels 01:18:29 - Back to London with Maharani Jind kaur 01:20:16 - Maharani Jind kaur’s Death 01:22:21 - Meeting Future Wife Bamba Muller 01:23:45 - Death of Duleep Singh’s Guardian Dr. Login 01:24:03 - Lavish Elveden Hall 01:24:59 - Childhood Trauma & Extravagance  01:27:57 - Under Debut, Claims 01:30:47 - Evans Bells Annexation of Punjab 01:31:57 - Letter to Queen Victoria  01:34:04 - Ram Singh Kuka 01:34:39 - Rejoining With Sikh Heritage  01:34:57 - Composing Music on Piano 01:35:19 - Back to Sikhism & Aden Arrest 01:40:38 - Moving to Russia 01:49:06 - Ada Wethrill 2nd Wife 01:51:38 - Duleep Singh had Stroke 01:53:24 - Prince Victor Duleep Singh 01:55:48 - Death of Prince Edward Duleep Singh 01:56:22 - Last Days of Duleep Singh 01:59:02 - Turned Back to Christianity? 02:04:23 - Funeral 02:05:14 - Children of Duleep Singh 02:08:12 - Elvedan Hall Sold 02:08:51 - Lehna Singh Majithia 02:09:08 - Books & end thoughts  02:12:27 - Assassin’s Creed Syndicate: The Last Maharaja SOURCES Maharaja Duleep Singh Correspondence (History Of The Freedom Movement In The Punjab Volume III) by Dr. Ganda Singh - https://archive.org/details/MaharajaDuleepSinghCorrespondenceHistoryOfTheFreedomMovementInThePunjabVolumeIIIDr.GandaSinghEd. Queen Victoria's Maharajah : Duleep Singh by Michael Alexander & Sushila Anand - https://archive.org/details/queenvictoriasma0000alex Royals and Rebels: The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire by Priya Atwal - https://amzn.to/4g4FecL Maharaja Daleep Singh by Piara Singh Data - https://archive.org/details/maharaja-daleep-singh/page/n63/mode/2up Fall of the Kingdom of the Punjab by Khushwant Singh - https://archive.org/details/fall-of-kingdom-of-punjab-khushwant-singh Jangnamah by Shah Mohammed - https://archive.org/details/TheFirstPunjabWar-ShahMohammedsJagnamah/page/n139/mode/2up The Annexation of the Punjab & the Maharajah Duleep Singh by Evans Bell - https://archive.org/details/annexationofpunj00belluoft/page/n3/mode/2up Chronology Of Events Of Maharaja Duleep Singh - https://archive.org/details/ChronologyOfEventsOfMaharajaDuleepSingh1838-1893A.d. Memoirs Of Alexander Gardner by William Blackwood And Sons, London - https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206459/page/n7/mode/2up Maharajah Duleep Singh: King of Lahore by Trilok Singh Wouhra - https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780954593704/page/n5/mode/2up The Maharaja's Box by Christy Campbell - https://amzn.to/3DXuRKh