2016

NN7745 : The grave of the son of Maharajah Duleep Singh

taken 8 years ago, near to Kenmore, Perth And Kinross, Scotland

The grave of the son of Maharajah Duleep Singh
The grave of the son of Maharajah Duleep Singh
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 NN8349 : Castle Menzies between 1855 and 1858, following his exile from the Punjab in 1854.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites People, Events Burial ground, Crematorium Person: Maharajah Duleep Singh Primary Subject: Grave other tags: Kenmore Parish Church Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Kenmore Church [23] · Kenmore Parish Church [11] · Maharajah Duleep Singh [2] Other Photos: · Castle Menzies · Kenmore Parish Church ·
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Richard Hoare   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 7 September, 2016   (more nearby)
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Friday, 16 September, 2016
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OSGB36: geotagged! NN 7722 4540 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! NN 77222 45406
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