Smadhies of Royal Sikh Ladies inside Government Islamia College Civil Line Lahore

Smadhies of Royal Sikh Ladies inside Government Islamia College Civil Line Lahore



These are photographs of Urdu commemorative stone and buildings of Sikh times three Samadhies of Raj Kaur (Second wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Mother of Raja Kharak Singh) , Chandar Kaur (Wife of Raja Kharak Singh and Mother of Naunihal Singh) and Sahib Kaur (Wife of Naunihal Singh) located inside Government Islamia College Civil Line Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.


Urdu commemorative stone provides this important information :


'Brief Introduction of Smadhies'

1- Smadhi of Raj Kaur(Datar Kaur) Commonly known as Nakaen Kaur
Raj Kaur was the daughter of Nakai Sardar Ran Singh of Pattoki, second wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Mother of Raja Kharak Singh. When Ranjit Singh got married with her in1798 A. D., He lovingly named her as Nakaen Kaur (Mai Nakeen). Nakaen Kaur died on 20th June 1837 A. D.


2- Smadhi Chandar Kaur

Chandar Kaur was the wife of Raja Kharak Singh and Mother of Naunihal Singh. She became Maharani of Punjab on 2nd December 1840. She was forcefully separated from Raj Gadi on 17th January 1841 A. D. Her unexplicable death happened on 11th June 1842.

3- Smadhi Sahib Kaur

In 1837, Sahib Kaur got married at the age of 16 years with Naunihal Singh, the son of Kharak Singh. She was beloved daughter in law of Maharani Chandar Kaur. Sahib Kaur died in 1841 A. D.

Research by: Dr. Akhtar Yazdani Urdu Department

Particular Effort by Prof. Muhammad Khurshid Assistant Professor, HoD Political Science Department

Supervision : Prof. Abdul Latif Usmani, Principal. '


Photographs By Mr. Muhammad Shaikh Taimor Sahib


Sources: Commemorative Stone

Samadhi of Sir Ganga Ram located on Ravi Road Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

'Son of Punjab'



All these photographs are of English commemorative Board and well preserved Samadhi of Sir Ganga Ram located on Ravi Road Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.


Sir Ganga Ram was a great son of Punjab born in 1851 at Village Mangtanwala,64 km from Lahore. He always proved a brilliant and excellent student. He studied in famous educational institutions of Sub-continent i, e Government College Lahore and Thompson Engineering College at Roorkee. He achieved his goal and bacame an  engineer and an architect. Sir Ganga Ram constructed high court, Cathedral, Chief’s college, water works, Hailey hall for the Punjab University, Lahore Museum, Mayo School of Arts (National College of Arts Lahore), General Post Office building, Albert Victor Wing of the Lahore Mayo Hospital, Government College’s Chemical laboratory, Sir Ganga Ram hospital and Model Town.
He leased barren land in Montgomery and Lyallpur from Punjab government. By using modern irrigation methods, he turned the barren land into fertile land. He was a great Philanthropist of Punjab.


The samadhi of Sir Ganga Ram is  looked after by Evacuee Trust Property Board.


Ganga Ram died in London where his body was cremated. His ashes were brought back to India. Some of his ashes was drop in Ganga River and the rest buried in Lahore in this Samadhi.



Commemorative board describes as :



'Sir Ganga Ram

(Born - 1851, Died 10 July 1927)


Sir Ganga Ram was Executive Engineer by profession and a man behind the modern construction of various Lahore buildings like museum, Aitchison college, Mayo School of Arts, Lahore High Court, GPO, Government College 's Chemistry Block and Mayo Hospital' s Albert Wing. Being a Philanthropist, he built Sir Ganga Ram Free Hospital, Hailey College of Commerce, Lady Melagon Girls High school, Ravi Road Orphanage, Sir Ganga Ram Trust Building on the Mall and a couple of societies for Hindu and Sikh Widow, he also established a Hydropower Station at Renala Khurd in 1925.'



Photographs By Zeb Sama ji