Mehtab Kaur
| Mehtab Kaur | |
|---|---|
| Maharani Sahiba | |
Maharani Mehtab Kaur by Rattan Singh c.1810 | |
| Maharani consort of the Sikh Empire | |
| Tenure | c. 1801 – 1813 |
| Sardarni of Sukerchakia Misl | |
| Tenure | April 1792 – 11 April 1801 |
| Predecessor | Raj Kaur |
| Successor | Position abolished |
| Born | 1782 Batala, Kanhaiya Misl, Sikh Confederacy (present-day Punjab, India |
| Died | 1813 (aged 30–31) Amritsar, Sikh Empire (present-day Punjab, India) |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Ishar Singh Maharaja Sher Singh Tara Singh |
| House | Kanhaiya (by birth) Sukerchakia (by marriage) |
| Father | Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya |
| Mother | Sada Kaur |
| Religion | Sikhism |
Maharani Mehtab Kaur (c. 1782 – 1813) was the first wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire. She was the mother of Maharaja Sher Singh, who briefly became the ruler of the Sikh Empire from 1841 until his death in 1843.
Mehtab Kaur was the only daughter of Sada Kaur and Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya. Her father was the first commander or sardar of Khalsa army to protect Punjab. She was betrothed to a six-year-old Ranjit Singh at the age of four.
According to historian Jean-Marie Lafont, the only one to bear the title of Maharani (Great Queen)..