The term Dogra Rajput refers to

Dogra people The Dogras or Dogra people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group in India and Pakistan consisting of the Dogri language speakers. They live predominantly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, and in adjoining areas of Punjab, Himachal ...

who are of

Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

clans found in the

Jammu region The Jammu division (; ) is a revenue and administrative division within Jammu and Kashmir, a union territory of India. It consists of the districts of Jammu, Doda, Kathua, Ramban, Reasi, Kishtwar, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur and Samba. Most of ...

and parts of

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

and

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

. Dogra Rajput dynasty ruled Jammu and Kashmir till 1947.

Hari Singh Maharaja Sir Hari Singh (September 1895 – 26 April 1961) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Hari Singh was the son of Amar Singh and Bhotiali Chib. In 1923, following his uncle's death, Singh became ...

was the last ruler of this dynasty. There is also a regiment in the Indian Army named after him, which is called

Dogra Regiment The Dogra Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. The regiment traces its roots directly from the 17th Dogra Regiment of the British Indian Army. When transferred to the Indian Army like its sister regiments, the numeral prefix ...

Notable people

Banda Bahadur Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of Khalsa army. At age 15, he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a monastery a ...

- founder of Sikh Khalsa force and monastery at Nanded near Godavari * Mian Dido Jamwal - led a rebellion against the

Sikh Empire The Sikh Empire was a state originating in the Indian subcontinent, formed under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who established an empire based in the Punjab. The empire existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahor ...

, remembered as a folk hero by people 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 ...

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 ...

- founder of royal Dogra dynasty and first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, *

Zorawar Singh Zorawar Singh may refer to: * Zorawar Singh (Dogra general), general of Raja Gulab Singh * Zorawar Singh (Sikhism), third son of Guru Gobind Singh * Kanwar Zorawar Singh, Indian Army general {{Hndis, Singh, Zorawar ...

– General of Maharaja Gulab Singh * Ranbir Singh - Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and head of the Jamwal Rajput clan. * Pratap Singh Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir * Bhim Singh – Leader of the JKNPP, Ex General Secretary of the

All India Congress Committee The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is the presidium or the central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress. It is composed of members elected from state-level Pradesh Congress Committees and can have as many as a thousan ...

and international activist for secular democratic values. *

(1895–1961) – last ruling

Maharaja Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king". A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, a ...

of the princely state / State of Jammu and Kashmir. *

Karan Singh Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the son of the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Sir Hari Singh. He was the prince regent of Jammu and Kashmir until 1952. From 1 ...

– Congress leader and first President of Jammu and Kashmir. Son of Maharaja

. * Maharaja

– General of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and later Maharaja of the Dogra State of Jammu and Kashmir *

Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan ( ur, چوہدری محمد سرور خان; 1919–2003); was the longest serving Parliamentarian in the history of Pakistan. He served in Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and National Assembly of Pakistan from ...

(1919–2003) - Longest Serving Pakistani Parliamentarian from Rupochak, District Narowal/Sialkot. *

Jitendra Singh Jitendra Singh may refer to: * Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956) Jitendra Singh (born 6 November 1956) is an Indian physician and politician. He is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Science and Technology and ...

BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mo ...

politician and union Minister

References

"''Dogra Rajputs''". Footprints in the Snow: On the Trail of Zorawar Singh
By G. D. Bakshi

External links

Duggar Times- A portal of Dogras

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