MAHTAB KAUR, MAHARANI (1)
Mahtab Kaur was the daughter of Bhai Gurbakhsh Singh and Rani Sada Kaur, of Kanhaiya Misl. She was married to (Maharaja) Ranjit Singh in 1796. She gave birth to Ishar Singh (who died in infancy) and twins Sher Singh and Tara Singh. Within a few years, relations between Ranjit Singh and Mahtab Kaur got strained. He neglected and mistreated her. Mahtab Kaur spent last years of her life with her mother Sada Kaur, at Batala, where she died in 1813. Also see: Sada Kaur, Kanhaiya Misl.
MAHTAB KAUR, MAHARANI (2)
Mahtab Kaur was the daughter of Chowdhry Sujan Singh Atwal, of village Mallha (district Gurdaspur). She was married to (Maharaja) Ranjit Singh in 1822. She had no child. Rani Mahtab Kaur survived Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The British granted her an annual pension of rupees 1930. She died at a very ripe age.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)