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The haveli was built around late 1836-37 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] In 1841 Nau ...
Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh (now Victoria Girls High School) Residential building (now school) Kucha Nau Nihal Singh, inside Bhati Gate, Walled City [2] Lahore: Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh (now Victoria Girls High School) More images
The most significant in Lahore, the Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh, dates from the Sikh era of the mid-19th century, and is considered to be one of the finest examples of Sikh architecture in Lahore. [12] It is the only Sikh-era haveli that preserves its original ornamentation and architecture. [13]
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. He was known as Yuvraj Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh. He was also known as Kunwar Sa (respected young prince).
Ranjit Singh and his descendant bestowed the Walled City with religious monuments such as the Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Gurdwara Janam Asthan Guru Ram Das, and Samadhi of Ranjit Singh, and numerous Hindu temples, [1] as well as secular buildings such as the Haveli of Nau Nihal Singh, and Hazuri Bagh Baradari. They also refurbished the nearby ...
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 youngest son of Ranjit Singh, Maharaja Duleep Singh was born at the fort's Mai Jindan Haveli in 1838. [25] Duleep Singh had signed the Treaty of Bhyroval in 1847 that brought the Sikh empire to an effective end. [25] The fort and the city had remained under the control of Ranjit Singh's family until the fall of the Sikh Empire in 1849. [26]
He was succeeded by his Taj-Ud-din as the Qiladar. The fort housed a coin minting house. Artilleries was also produced at the fort. Raja Dhian Singh, a minister in the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, had his residence at the fort. The fort held the grand wedding of Prince Nau Nihal Singh (the grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh) in 1837. The fort ...