Person · Dogra Maharaja
Gulab Singh
Also known as Gulab Singh
Gulab Singh Jamwal (1792 - 30 June 1857), the Dogra Raja of Jammu who became the first Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir on 16 March 1846 under the Treaty of Amritsar after British victory in the First Anglo-Sikh War. During the Lahore court succession crisis after Ranjit Singh's 1839 death, Gulab Singh briefly came into possession of the Koh-i-Noor in October 1839 after his brother Dhian Singh's coup against Kharak Singh; he presented the diamond to the new Maharaja Sher Singh in January 1841 in return for a ceasefire. Gulab Singh is also responsible for Jammu's Bahu Fort kuladevi Bawe Wali Mata shrine.
- Date
- 1792–1857
- Function
- Authority & administration
- Patron dynasty
- Dogra Jammu & Kashmir
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
Connections (1)
- Power passed toKoh-i-Noor
After the 8 October 1839 coup in which Dhian Singh overthrew the new Sikh emperor Kharak Singh (Ranjit Singh's son), the Koh-i-Noor came into the possession of Dhian Singh's brother Gulab Singh, the Dogra Raja of Jammu. Gulab Singh held the stone until January 1841, when he presented it to the new emperor Sher Singh in return for a ceasefire negotiated by his brother Dhian Singh between Sher Singh and the overthrown empress Chand Kaur. Despite handing over the Koh-i-Noor, Gulab Singh returned safely to Jammu with substantial other gold and jewels from the Lahore treasury.
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