Sikh Rule
1819 to 1846
Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army took Kashmir in 1819 and it became part of the Sikh Empire based in Lahore. The period was short and, by most accounts, hard for the Valley's people. It ended after the First Anglo-Sikh War, when the British transferred Kashmir to Gulab Singh.
1 events · 3 exhibits
Events
1819
Sikh forces win at Shopian
In July 1819 the army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh defeated the forces of the last Afghan governor near Shopian, and Kashmir became part of the Sikh Empire.
In the museumMaharaja Ranjit Singh
In this wing
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1780 to 1839
Founder of the Sikh Empire, which ruled Kashmir from 1819.
Hari Singh Nalwa
Governor of Kashmir 1820 to 1821
Ranjit Singh's commander, briefly governor of Kashmir.
Gurdwara Chatti Patshahi
TraditionLinked to a visit in the early 17th century
A gurdwara remembering the sixth Sikh Guru's visit.
Further reading for this period
Books that cover this period. They are places to read further, not sources for any single sentence on this page.
- The Valley of KashmirWalter R. Lawrence, 1895
- Languages of Belonging: Islam, Regional Identity, and the Making of KashmirChitralekha Zutshi, 2004