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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 Wa
Gulab Singh in Lahore, c. 1846
Gulab Singh in Lahore, c. 1846
Signature of Raja Gulab Singh of the princely state of Jammu & Kashmir, detail from a Persian document authorizing Johann Martin Honigberger to establ
Signature of Raja Gulab Singh of the princely state of Jammu & Kashmir, detail from a Persian document authorizing Johann Martin Honigberger to establish a beet root sugar manufactory in Kashmir
The Hill Fort of Maharaja Gulab Singh, 1846 drawing
The Hill Fort of Maharaja Gulab Singh, 1846 drawing
A statue of Gulab Singh at Amar Mahal Palace, India
A statue of Gulab Singh at Amar Mahal Palace, India
Dogra dynasty
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The Dogra dynasty of Dogra Rajputs from the Shivalik hills created Jammu and Kashmir through the treaties with the East India Company following the First Anglo-Sikh war. Events led the Sikh Empire to
Gulab Singh
…Gulab Singh (21 October 1792 – 30 June 1857) 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…
The Crown at the top. A katar or ceremonial dagger sat below it. Two soldiers holding the flags. An image of the sun symbolising the Suryavansha Kshat
The Crown at the top. A katar or ceremonial dagger sat below it. Two soldiers holding the flags. An image of the sun symbolising the Suryavansha Kshatriya lineage from Lord Rama
Painting of Raja Anand Dev of Bahu State seated with Raja Dhruv Dev of Jammu State, by Patak Chand, ca.1770
Painting of Raja Anand Dev of Bahu State seated with Raja Dhruv Dev of Jammu State, by Patak Chand, ca.1770
Painting of Raja Amrit Pal of Basohli State with Raja Ranjit Dev of Jammu State and two of his sons, Jammu, ca.1765. Brij Raj Dev, the future successo
Painting of Raja Amrit Pal of Basohli State with Raja Ranjit Dev of Jammu State and two of his sons, Jammu, ca.1765. Brij Raj Dev, the future successor, is wearing red and holding a hawk, and Dalel Singh is on the far-left wearing an indigo Kashmiri shawl with poppy border.
Painting of a begum out hawking with her maids, possibly a depiction of Begum Malka Zamani, attributed to Nainsukh, Jammu, ca.1735–40
Painting of a begum out hawking with her maids, possibly a depiction of Begum Malka Zamani, attributed to Nainsukh, Jammu, ca.1735–40