The Battle of Jammu was fought between Sikhs and the Dogra Rajputs in 1808. The Dogras lost Jammu and Hukam Singh Chimni captured the Jammu city. This was a great success for the Sikhs as now their route to
Kashmir
Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
was open. Kashmir was later on conquered by Sikhs under
Misr Diwan Chand
Misr Diwan Chand was a notable officer and a powerful general of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's reign. He rose from petty clerk to the Chief of Artillery and Commander-in-chief of the armies that conquered Multan and Kashmir and also served as the Co ...
the Army chief of
Maharaja Ranjeet Singh in 1819. In 1820, the Sikhs had to install
Gulab Singh
Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792–1857) was the founder of Dogra dynasty and the first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, the largest princely state under the British Raj, which was created after the defeat of the Sikh Empire in ...
as the Raja of Jammu and as a vassal to
Ranjit Singh
Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He s ...
because of the growing revolt (led by Mian Dido Jamwal and Chib Rajputs) of the Dogra Rajputs against the Sikhs.
Further reading
* Sun, Sohan Lal, ` Umdat-ut- Twdnkh. Lahore, 1885–89
* Prein Singh, Baba, Khalsa Raj de Usrayye, vol. II. Hoti Mardan,1944
* Griffin, Lepel, and C.F. Massy, Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Lahore, 1909
* Khushwant Singh, Ranjit Singh: Maharajah of the Punjab. Bombay, 1962
* Panikkar, Gulab Singh 1930
References
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Battles in 1808
Conflicts in 1808
Jammu
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...
Jammu
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...