Gulab Singh
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Gulab Singh was the first maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. A member of the Dogra dynasty, he was originally a commander and noble in the Sikh Empire. He sided with the British in the First Anglo-Sikh War and briefly became prime minister of the Sikh court in 1846.
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The Hill Fort of Maharaja Gulab Singh, 1846 drawing
A statue of Gulab Singh at Amar Mahal Palace, India
The Mubarak Mandi Palace of Maharaja Gulab Singh, on the banks of Tawi River, Jammu, mid-19th century
Maharaja Gulab Singh rides a well decorated white stallion across a green field. Circa 1840-45.
Memorial shrines for Gulab Singh and Ranbir Singh, Jammu, India, ca.1875 to ca.1940
5 Indian rupees postage stamp of Maharaja Gulab Singh released by Government of India on October 21, 2009.In their orbit 1
Historical Figures born in the 1790s 6
About this person
Gulab Singh was the first maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. A member of the Dogra dynasty, he was originally a commander and noble in the Sikh Empire. He sided with the British in the First Anglo-Sikh War and briefly became prime minister of the Sikh court in 1846. In the same year he signed the treaty of Amritsar with the British, establishing the state of Jammu and Kashmir under the suzerainty of the British Raj; this treaty formalized the transfer of all lands that were ceded by the Sikhs to the British in the treaty of Lahore.
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