Chand Kaur (1802 – 11 June 1842) was the regent of the Sikh Empire, proclaimed as Malika Muqaddisa (lit.

During her husband's brief reign she served as the queen consort of the Sikh Empire and became the Rajmata when her son ascended the throne.

She abandoned her claim when Sahib Kaur delivered a stillborn son and rival Sher Singh led a successful assault of Lahore.

[1] Chand Kaur was born in 1802 into a Sandhu Jat Sikh family in Fatehgarh Churian in the Gurdaspur District of Punjab.

However, she said that Nau Nihal's widow, Maharani Sahib Kaur, was pregnant and might give birth to a rightful successor.

The regiments outside the city walls went over to his side, leaving Chand Kaur with 5,000 men and a limited quantity of gunpowder against a force of 26,000 infantry, 8,000 horse and 45 guns.

Chand Kaur's troops in the fort fought for two days, but Dhian Singh arrived on the evening of 17 January and arranged a ceasefire.

Chand Kaur was persuaded to accept a pension and relinquish her claim to the throne, and on 27 January Sher Singh was formally anointed as Maharaja.

The dowager Maharani retired to the haveli of Nau Nihal Singh, her son, in Lahore and received a pension of 900,000 rupees.