The Last Sikh Maharaja of Kapurthala: Partition's Forgotten Royalty

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The Last Sikh Maharaja of Kapurthala: Partition's Forgotten Royalty

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In 1947, as the Radcliffe Line carved up Punjab, the princely state of Kapurthala faced a unique dilemma. Its ruler, Maharaja Jagatjit Singh, a Francophile who built a palace inspired by Versailles, ruled a state with a Muslim-majority population but a Sikh royal family and a Hindu elite. Partition split Kapurthala's territory into two disconnected halves: the Phagwara and Sultanpur Lodhi tehsils went to India, while the rest became part of Pakistan. Jagatjit Singh, who had signed the Instrument of Accession to India, watched his state rent apart. This episode explores how Kapurthala's cosmopolitan court, its railway, and its Ahmadiyya Muslim community navigated the chaos, and how the maharaja's personal friendships with Jinnah and Nehru shaped his decisions. We also look at the untold story of Kapurthala's Sikh soldiers who protected Muslim refugees, and the forgotten 'Kapurthala Award' that redrew a border within a border. #Kapurthala #JagatjitSingh #PrincelyStates #PartitionOfIndia #Punjab #RadcliffeLine #SikhHistory #IndianRoyals #VersaillesOfPunjab #Ahmadiyya #Jinnah #Nehru #Phagwara #SultanpurLodhi #1947 #SouthAsia #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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