History of Jamwal rulers Dogra dynasty






raja dhruv dev laid down foundations of jamwal rulers of jammu in 1703.


his son raja ranjit dev (1728–1780), introduced social reforms such ban on sati (immolation of wife on pyre of husband) , female infanticide.


raja ranjit dev succeed raja braj dev killed brother , nephew become king. braj dev killed during sikh invasion of jammu in 1787. infant son raja sampuran singh (1787–1797) succeeded jammu becoming autonomous tributary under sikh empire. sampuran singh no issue, succeeded uncle raja jit singh.


jit singh involved in conflict sikh empire, lost , exiled british territory. jammu annexed sikhs around 1808, ranjit singh first allotted son kharak singh. however, kharak singh s agents unable maintain law , order, locals led mian dedo rebelling against sikh jagirdar (governor). in 1820, ranjit singh bestowed territory hereditary fiefedom gulab singh s father kishore singh, distant kinsman of raja jit singh. on father s death in 1822, jammu passed gulab singh.








Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Discography Ole Paus

Gaeta class Lerici-class minehunter

Driver.27s licenses used for identification purposes Driver's license