Kashmir Under Foreign Rule Essay

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CHAPTER: 4. Kashmir under Foreign Rule: Case study of Maharaja Gulab Singh
Or…Foundation of Modern State: Role of Maharaja Gulab Singh
The chapter will be a modest attempt to understand that how Kashmir came under the Dogras with Maharaja Gulab Singh as the founder of the Dogra dynasty in Kashmir which led to the formation of modern state of Jammu and Kashmir. This was the time when Kashmir came under the rule of Dogras. The chapter will also discuss that what were the relations of Maharaja Gulab Singh with the British. Further an analysis would also be made that how the British started to interfere in the matters of Dogra administration by appointing their own residents in Kashmir.
Dogra Dynasty
The Dogras were the people who inhabited, the hilly country between the rivers Chenab and Sutlej, originally between Chenab and Ravi. According to one account the term ‘Dogra’ is said to be derived from the Sanskrit words Do and Garth, “meaning two lakes. According to another account ‘Dogra’ is the corruption of Dugar the Rajasthan name for ‘mountain’ and that it was introduced by the Rajput warriors who were supposed to have led the foundation of the principality of …show more content…

Gulab Singh the adventurous youth, was the son of Mian Kishore Singh who lived mainly on his jagir near samba, twenty four miles to the south of Jammu city. Mian Kishore was the grandson of Surat Dev, a younger brother of Ranjit Dev. He had two more sons Dhyan Singh and Suchet Singh. Gulab Singh was born in A.D.1792 (5th of Katik 1849 Vikrami Samvat). Early in his childhood he was sent to live with his grandfather, a stern old warrior who gave him a thorough training in all manly arts. He could at an early age ride a horse like a cavalry trooper and wield his sword with deadly effect. He was also a sharp and accurate marksman (Bamzai,

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