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Maharaja Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792–1857) was the first Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and the founder of the Dogra dynasty.Originally a commander of the Sikh Empire, he sided with the British in the First Anglo-Sikh War and briefly became prime minister of the Sikh Empire in 1846. [3]
The Dogra–Tibetan war, [2] [3] also called Sino-Sikh war [4] was fought from May 1841 to August 1842, between the forces of the Dogra Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu, under the suzerainty of the Sikh Empire, and those of Tibet under the protectorate of the Qing dynasty. [3] Gulab Singh's commander was the able general Zorawar Singh Kahluria, who ...
The leader of the Dogra dynasty, Gulab Singh immediately sent relief forces and reinforcements, which included Sikh, [8] Dogra and Kashmiri troops. [9] [10] [11] Battle
The Treaty of Chushul, [1] or the Dogra–Tibetan Treaty of 1842, [2] was a peace treaty signed between the Tibetan government of Ganden Phodrang (then a protectorate of Qing China) and the Dogra Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu, under the suzerainty of the Sikh Empire, following the Dogra–Tibetan war (1841-1842).
By the early 19th century, the Dogra dynasty of Jammu, under the leadership of Maharaja Gulab Singh, had embarked on a series of military campaigns aimed at expanding its territory. One of the key figures in this expansion was General Zorawar Singh, who had successfully annexed much of Ladakh by 1834. [7]
During Sikh-rule, the three Dogra brothers Suchet Singh, Gulab Singh, and Dhian Singh played prominent roles in the Sikh court, with all of them being descended from Surat Dev. [9] Maharaja Gulab Singh, the founder of princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. On his father's death in 1821 or 1822, Jammu passed to Gulab Singh.
Gulab Singh, the first Maharaja of Dogra Rajput dynasty which ruled Jammu & Kashmir. The Dogra dynasty was a dynasty of Hindu Rajputs who ruled Jammu & Kashmir from 1846 to 1947. The Sikh Empire rule extended beyond the Jammu region and the Kashmir Valley to the Tibetan Buddhist Kingdom of Ladakh and the Emirates of Hunza, Gilgit and Nagar.
The Dogras had invaded Tibet in the Dogra–Tibetan war under the suizerenity of the Sikh Empire, however lost their general, Zorawar Singh in a battle. Encouraged by the victory, the Tibetans would go on to invade Ladakh. The leader of the Dogra dynasty, Gulab Singh immediately sent relief forces and reinforcements, which included Sikh [7] and ...