Thursday, August 16, 2007

Gulab Singh of Kashmir



A photo of founder of Jammu & Kashmir dynasty, Maharaja Gulab Singh. He had acquired property from Lahore Durbar. His descendent Maharaja Hari Singh acceded the state to India. Since then the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan (latter staking its claim over it) and both the countries have fought several wars over it. Pakistan managed to occupy a part of the Kashmir

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