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41: 554: 447:, seeking a review of the relationship between Poonch and Jammu and Kashmir. The Government of India responded that, since Poonch was part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, all submissions should be made through the British Resident of Jammu and Kashmir government. The Resident stated that the order of 1928, eventually based on Currie's original award, definitely settled the status of Poonch as a 'subordinate Jagirdar of Kashmir'. Jagatdev Singh's claims were dismissed without further comment. 479:(agents) of the Raja. In the 1930s, 40 percent of the earnings were collected as tax, amounting to Rs. 1 million. Whereas proprietary rights were granted to landholders elsewhere in Kashmir following the Glancy Commission recommendations in 1933, the Poonchis did not benefit from the reforms due to the jagir's autonomy. For some unknown reason, the residents of the Mendhar tehsil were granted ownership rights, which caused further resentment in the other tehsils. 539: 393:(r. 1885–1925), a 'Council of Administration' was imposed on Jammu and Kashmir by the British. The Council is said to have started encroaching on Poonch, egged on by Pratap Singh's brother Amar Singh. Complaints were made to the British, who continued the original line that Poonch was a feudatory of Jammu and Kashmir and so it was an internal affair of Jammu and Kashmir. 358:, the British Resident in Lahore, in 1852, who confirmed that Gulab Singh was indeed their suzerain. The brothers were to give the Maharaja Gulab Singh a horse with gold trappings every year and consult him on all matters of importance. The House of Poonch however continued to contest this arrangement right up to 1940. 1109: 482:
After 1928, Maharaja Hari Singh started encroaching on the administration of Poonch and, a dual system of rule was established. A resident administrator of the Maharaja was appointed in the Poonch jagir and further officials were loaned from the state. The Raja's courts had jurisdiction only in petty
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The Maharaja also imposed additional taxes to generate his own revenue from the jagir. They included taxes on cattle and sheep, export/import taxes on items like soap and silk, and imaginative taxes on wives and widows. A 'horse tax' required a payment of 50 percent of the purchase price of a horse.
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After the death of Ranjit Singh in 1839, the Sikh court fell into anarchy and palace intrigues took over. Dhyan Singh, Suchet Singh as well as Dhyan Singh's son Hira Singh were murdered in these struggles. Poonch was confiscated by the Sikh Durbar on the grounds that the Rajas had rebelled against
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became the new Raja while being a minor. Maharaja Hari Singh appointed a guardian, who was his military secretary, to look after the Raja's 'property'. The Raja's mother was prohibited from participating in the minority administration. In July 1940, a gathering of Poonch public passed a resolution
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states that, being a mountainous area, Poonch accorded small farms with poor soil, but had high costs of living. The Kashmiri tax burden made the situation worse. Many Poonchi men worked outside the jagir to alleviate the situation. They worked in Punjab, the railways, British Indian army and the
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Until Jagatdev Singh's accession in 1928, the Poonch jagir was autonomous, except for the payment of a token tribute of Rs. 231 to the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. The jagir had its own officials, including a bureaucracy, police and a standing army of one company. It is said that the local
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In 1852, the brothers Jawahir Singh and Moti Singh quarrelled and the Punjab Board of Revenue awarded a settlement. Moti Singh was awarded the territory of the Poonch district, and Jawahir Singh that of the Mirpur district. Christopher Snedden remarks that Moti Singh's territory amounted to
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The brothers Jawahir Singh and Moti Singh were not satisfied. They put forward a claim to being independent rulers of Poonch, maintaining that they were entitled to a share in the 'family property' of all the territories controlled by Gulab Singh. The matter was adjudicated by
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contested this action claiming that the territory should return to him as the sole surviving descendant of Dhyan Singh. The British did not accept the claim saying that Jawahir Singh forfeited his territory when he agreed to the annual stipend.
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and, in 1827, appointed Dhyan Singh as the Raja of Bhimber, Chibbal and Poonch (covering the Mirpur and Poonch districts as of 1947). Dhyan Singh spent most of his time in Lahore, subsequently becoming the
306:(prime minister) in the Sikh court. Gulab Singh is said to have managed his jagirs on his behalf. In 1837, the hill tribes of Poonch launched a rebellion, which Gulab Singh suppressed with some cruelty. 508:, over 60,000 men from Poonch served in the army, while the rest of the state contributed only about 10,000 men. The physical proximity of Poonch to the military recruiting grounds in Punjab, such as 500:
British merchant navy in Bombay. The army was an especially important employer. It was said that every male Muslim in the jagir was, had been or would be a soldier in the British Indian army. During
373:. Ranbir Singh paid Jawahir Singh an annual stipend of Rs. 100,000 until his death, and confiscated his territory (the Mirpur district) afterwards because Jawahir Singh had no heirs. 266:
made Siraj-Ud-Din the ruler of Poonch. Siraj-Ud-Din and his descendants Raja Shahbaz Khan, Raja Abdul Razak, Raja Rustam Khan and Raja Khan Bahadur Khan ruled this area up to 1792.
459:. By 1945, the Maharaja's administration was deeply unpopular in Poonch, especially among the families of military servicemen, who contrasted it with that of their counterparts in 404:, whereas he maintained that it was a 'state'. This was apparently a very emotive issue for Baldev Singh and, subsequently, to the residents of Poonch. Baldev Singh's successor 451: 409: 405: 397: 377: 472:
officials, most of whom were Hindus, were disgruntled because their salaries were lower than in the rest of state. This led to inefficiency and corruption.
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who invaded this area in 1020. Ghaznavi failed to enter Kashmir, as he could not capture the fort of Lohara (modern day Loran, in district of Poonch).
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This article is about the history of the Poonch district of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. For the Poonch district of Pakistan, see
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and implemented several encroachments on the administration of Poonch. Frictions continued. In 1936, Jagatdev Singh sent a 'memorial' to the
412:(r. 1928–1940) continued the complaints. In 1927, the British resident in Kashmir Evelyn Howell got involved and he advised Maharaja 234:
At the time of Xuanzang's visit, the Kashmir Valley controlled all the territories adjacent to it in the south and the west, including
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expressing 'profound sorrow and deep indignation and resentment' at the Maharaja's proclamation and his description of Poonch as a
179:. It is likely that the Kashmir Valley was under the control of this region. The Abhisaras submitted to the invader, along with 369:(r. 1857–1885), who succeeded Gulab Singh. The British agreed with the assessment and forced Jawahir Singh into exile in 1273: 1079: 655: 138:, as a fief. After the death of Ranjit Singh, Dhyan Singh was murdered in Sikh intrigues, and the region was transferred to 1325: 585: 400:(r. 1892–1918), who succeeded Moti Singh, complained in 1895 that Jammu and Kashmir started referring to Poonch as a 589: 80: 1335: 1253: 1099: 755: 601: 347: 143: 56: 355: 1340: 483:
cases. All serious crimes were referred to the courts in Srinagar. The Raja of Poonch lost his prestige and power.
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Around 850CE, Poonch became a sovereign state ruled by Raja Nar, who was basically a horse trader. According to
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The Raja of Poonch owned all the land in the jagir. The actual 'holders of land' were referred to as
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rivers was transferred to Gulab Singh, including Poonch. He was recognised an independent ruler, a
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that, while Poonch was clearly subsidiary to Jammu and Kashmir, it was only referred to as an
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Jagatdev Singh ascended as the Raja in 1928 at a young age, and the reigning Maharaja
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invaded the lower Jhelum belt to fight Porus, the Jhelum valley region was known as
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In 1859, Jawahir Singh was accused of 'treacherous conspiracy' by Maharaja
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in the western part of the-then Poonch district. The rebels led by Sardar
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Hindu Rulers, Muslim Subjects: Islam, Rights, and the History of Kashmir
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The Poonch Jagir in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (1946)
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In 1822, Ranjit Singh appointed Gulab Singh as the Raja of
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Evidently, these taxes generated considerable resentment.
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territory, whilst the Indian part of the district is the
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87:; while the capital of the Indian-controlled side is 250:, Raja Trilochanpal of Poonch gave a tough fight to 310:the state and handed it over to Faiz Talib Khan of 450:With the death of Jagatdev Singh in 1940, his son 431:(r. 1925–1949), son of Amar Singh, imposed a 102:conquests. In later sources, the region is called 83:. The capital of the Pakistan-controlled side is 778:Snedden, Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris 2015 1312: 318:Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (1846–1947) 1197:, London and New York: I. B. 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Index

Historical Poonch District
Poonch District, Pakistan
Poonch district, India

princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
India
Pakistan
Poonch Division
Azad Kashmir
Poonch district
Jammu and Kashmir
Rawalakot
Poonch
Alexander the Great's
Lohara dynasty
Mughal Empire
Durrani Empire
Sikh Empire
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Dogra
Dhyan Singh
Gulab Singh
Jammu and Kashmir
British suzerainty
rebelled
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Alexander
Ambhi
Takshashila
Rajatarangini

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