The grave of the son of Maharajah Duleep Singh
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The grave of the son of Maharajah Duleep Singh
Image: © Richard Hoare Taken: 7 Sep 2016
In 1865, Maharajah Duleep Singh buried his day old son at Kenmore Parish Church. The Maharajah was the Sikh empire's last ruler and was exiled to the UK when his kingdom was annexed by the East India Company in 1849. At its height the Sikh Empire was over twice the size of the United Kingdom and was based around the Punjab region of India. However, a bloody war with the East India Company saw it eventually annexed and Maharajah Singh was exiled to Britain at the age of 10. His friendship with Queen Victoria however, led to the former Indian royal moving to Scotland in 1855 under the guidance of his guardian Sir John Login. It was in Scotland that he converted to Christianity. Duleep Singh lived at the nearby Castle Menzies Image] between 1855 and 1858, following his exile from the Punjab in 1854.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.584403
Longitude
-4.000619