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Her Highness Maharani Mehtab Kaur (b 14 September 1922), née Mohinder Kaur is wife of late His Highness Maharajadhiraj Yadavindra Singh of Patiala and the present Rajmata Sahiba (Queen Mother) of the erstwhile Patiala state in India. ==Early years== Mehtab Kaur was born Mohinder Kaur, the daughter of Sardar Harchand Singh Jaijee, a nobleman of Patiala and member of the Patiala Riyasat Prajya Mandal (Patiala State Peoples' Forum, an affiliate of the Indian National Congress party). In August 1938, aged 16, she was married to the ruling Maharaja of Patiala. She was the Maharaja's second wife. As the senior Maharani was also named Mohinder Kaur, and was present in the palace to receive her co-wife, the younger Mohinder Kaur received the new name Mehtab Kaur. Yadvinder Singh had succeeded his father as Maharaja of Patiala only a few months previously. His first marriage had been (and remained) childless. However, barely 10 months after her wedding, Mehtab Kaur became a mother with the birth of a daughter, Heminder Kaur, future wife of Natwar Singh. The following year saw the birth of another daughter, Rupinder Kaur, followed in 1942 by the birth of an heir, the future Maharaja Amarinder Singh, and in 1944 by a second son, Malvinder Singh. India gained its independence in 1947. On July 15, 1948, the princely state of Patiala was merged with the Indian union and the ruling power of the Maharaja was ended. Patiala was merged with certain other princely states to form PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab States' Union), a state within the union of India. Yadvinder Singh was named Rajpramukh or ceremonial Governor of this new state. The royal family of Patiala worked diligently to adjust to the new realities of their situation and Mehtab Kaur made important contributions in the transition. After independence, the Patiala royals organised numerous camps and worked in PEPSU for refugees who came to India from the newly created Pakistan. In particular, the two Maharanis supervised relief kitchens and medical provisions for the refugees. The Maharaja remained Rajpramukh of PEPSU till 1956, when PEPSU disappeared from the map following a further reorganization of internal borders in India. After 1956, the Maharaja was given various diplomatic assignments, including heading Indian delegations to the UN general assembly (1956), UNESCO (1957-58) and UNFAO (1959 onwards). He also served as ambassador to Italy (1965-66) and the Netherlands (1971-74). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rajmata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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