UK Museum Receives Grant to Commemorate Maharajah Duleep Singh’s Legacy

UK Museum Receives Grant to Commemorate Maharajah Duleep Singh's Legacy

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UK Museum Receives Grant to Commemorate Maharajah Duleep Singh’s Legacy

UK Museum Receives Grant to Commemorate Maharajah Duleep Singh’s Legacy

The Ancient House Museum in Norfolk’s Thetford, UK, has been granted nearly £200,000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to commemorate the legacy of Maharajah Duleep Singh, the last ruler of the Sikh empire.

Founded in 1924 by Prince Frederick Duleep Singh, the museum will utilize the grant to showcase the family’s history through displays.

Maharajah Duleep Singh, youngest son of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, became ruler of the Sikh kingdom at the age of five but was dethroned after Britain annexed the Punjab in 1849.

The museum project aims to highlight the family’s contributions, activism for universal suffrage, and Anglo-Punjab history.

For more details, you can refer to the BBC article.

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