Battle of Jammu (1808)

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 was open. Kashmir was later on conquered by Sikhs under Misr Diwan Chand the Army chief of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1819. In 1820, the Sikhs had to install Gulab Singh as the Raja of Jammu and as a vassal to Ranjit Singh because of the growing revolt (led by Mian Dido Jamwal and Chib Rajputs) of the Dogra Rajputs against the Sikhs. Gulab Singh would go on to establish the Dogra dynasty.[4][5]

Not to be confused with Battle of Jammu (1712) or Battle of Jammu (1399).
Battle of Jammu
Part of Afghan-Sikh Wars
Date1808
Location
Jammu[1]
Result

Sikh victory[2]

  • Capture of Jammu City.
Belligerents
Sikh Empire
  • Dogra Rajputs
Commanders and leaders

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
  1. Sandhu, Autar Singh (1935), General Hari Singh Nalwa, Lahore: Cunningham Historical Society
  2. Sandhu, Autar Singh (1935), General Hari Singh Nalwa, Lahore: Cunningham Historical Society
  3. Panikkar, K. M. (1930), Gulab Singh, London: Martin Hopkinson Ltd
  4. K. Jagjit Singh. "GULAB SINGH (1792-1857)". Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University Patiala. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. Panikkar, K. M. (1930), Gulab Singh, London: Martin Hopkinson Ltd

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