Gulab Singh

Maharaja Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792–1857) was the founder of Dogra dynasty and the first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which was a part of Panjab and Sikh Empire became the largest princely state under the British Raj, which was created after the defeat of the Sikh Empire in the First Anglo-Sikh War. During the war, Gulab Singh sided with British to protect himself and his family after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. and He was the Prime Minister of Sikh Empire. The Treaty of Amritsar (1846) formalised the transfer of all the lands in Kashmir that were ceded to them by the Sikhs by the Treaty of Lahore.

Gulab Singh
Raja of Jammu
Reign16 June 1822—16 March 1846
PredecessorKishore Singh
Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
Reign16 March 1846—20 February 1856
SuccessorRanbir Singh
Wazir of the Sikh Empire
In office31 January 1846 – 9 March 1846
PredecessorLal Singh
Born(1792-10-21)21 October 1792
Jammu
Died30 June 1857(1857-06-30) (aged 64)
WivesNihal Kour, Rani Rakwal
IssueSohan Singh
Udam Singh
Ranbir Singh
Names
Gulab Singh
HouseDogra dynasty
FatherMian Kishore Singh
ReligionHinduism
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