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The haveli was built around the late 1830s for Kanwar Nau Nihal Singh, [4] by his grandfather and founder of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh. [3] The mansion was intended to be a personal residence for Nau Nihal Singh. [4] His grandmother, Maharani Datar Kaur, too played a considerable role in habilitation of the haveli. [5]
Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh (9 March 1821 – 5 November 1840) was the third maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1839 until his death in 1840. He was the only son of Maharaja Kharak Singh and his consort, Maharani Chand Kaur .
Ranjit Singh wanted the finest for his wife, hence the Royal Garden was chosen and the ashes of Mai Nakain were placed. [59] [60] It is also the resting place of her daughter-in-law, Maharani Chand Kaur and grand daughter-in-law, Sahib Kaur wife of Nau Nihal Singh. Today the site has become part of Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore grounds.
Garden opposite Shalimar Gardens, Baghbanpura [2] Lahore: Anguri Bagh More images. PB-43 Tomb of Asif Khan ... Kucha Nau Nihal Singh, inside Bhati Gate, Walled City [2]
Ranjit Singh's ashes are contained in a marble urn in the shape of a lotus, sheltered under a marble pavilion inlaid with pietra dura, in the centre of the tomb. Two small monuments to the west of the main mausoleum commemorate Ranjit Singh's son Kharak Singh and grandson Nau Nihal Singh, and their wives. The religious structure is the gurdwara ...
The Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh is the most notable surviving example of Sikh architecture in Lahore. [27] There are many havelis inside the Walled City of Lahore, some in good condition while others need urgent attention. Many of these havlis are fine examples of Mughal and Sikh Architecture. Some of the havelis inside the Walled City include:
Kharak Singh died on November 5, 1940, and Nau Nihal Singh met a fatal accident on the very day of his father's cremation and died. The Hazuri Bagh Gateway collapse, which allegedly caused Nau Nihal's death, still remains a mystery. Many think it was engineered by the Dogras or the British or the partisans of Chet Singh Bajwa.
In 1816, Ranjit Singh officially announced Kharak Singh as his heir apparent and anointed him "Tikka Kanwar" (Crown prince) making Chand Kaur the "Tikka Rani Sahiba" (Crown Princess). [3] Their son, Nau Nihal Singh, was born on 23 February 1821 and in March 1837 he married Bibi Nanaki Kaur Sahiba, daughter of Sham Singh Atariwala.