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This book, The Last Royals of Lahore: The Duleep Singhs, tells the story of Maharajah Duleep Singh – The last Sovereign of the Sikh Empire – whose life still echoes through time. It is a tale of splendour and sorrow: a prince born to rule, yet destined to be separated from his land, faith and mother. He was the youngest son of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, the Lion of Punjab, whose kingdom stretched from the Sutlej to the Khyber, where justice, culture, and spirituality flourished. The fall of that radiant empire and the exile of its last heir remain among the most poignant chapters in Punjab’s history.

In this remarkable work, Peter Bance rekindles that fading flame. With scholarly precision and heartfelt devo-tion, he brings together forgotten letters, diaries, portraits & memories that once belonged to the House of Lahore. His decades of research and his compassionate storytell-ing restore not just history, but humanity; the emotions, dilemmas, and silences of a family torn between two worlds.

The chapters unfold like the petals of memory. They begin with the splendour of the Sikh Kingdom, where Maharajah Ranjit Singh built a realm of brilliance and tol-erance – a court where French generals, Persian scholars & Punjabi saints stood together beneath the Nishan Sahib.