Dogra Rajput
The term Dogra Rajput refers to Dogra people belonging to the Rajput clans found in the Jammu region and parts of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.
Dogra Rajput dynasty ruled Jammu and Kashmir till 1947. Hari Singh was the last ruler of this dynasty.
There is also a regiment in the Indian Army named after him, which is called Dogra Regiment.[1]
Notable people
- Banda Bahadur - founder of Sikh Khalsa force and monastery at Nanded near Godavari
- Mian Dido Jamwal - led a rebellion against the Sikh Empire, remembered as a folk hero by people of Jammu
- Gulab Singh - founder of royal Dogra dynasty and first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir,
- Zorawar Singh – General of Maharaja Gulab Singh
- Ranbir Singh - Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and head of the Jamwal Rajput clan.
- Pratap Singh Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
- Bhim Singh – Leader of the JKNPP, Ex General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee and international activist for secular democratic values.
- Hari Singh (1895–1961) – last ruling Maharaja of the princely state / State of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Karan Singh – Congress leader and first President of Jammu and Kashmir. Son of Maharaja Hari Singh.
- Maharaja Gulab Singh – General of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and later Maharaja of the Dogra State of Jammu and Kashmir
- Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan (1919–2003) - Longest Serving Pakistani Parliamentarian from Rupochak, District Narowal/Sialkot.
- Jitendra Singh - BJP politician and union Minister
References
- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-avenges-death-of-soldiers-from-his-dogra-regiment/articleshow/54616578.cms|title=Lt.
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External links
- Duggar Times- A portal of Dogras
- Proclamation of 1 May 1951 on Jammu & Kashmir Constituent Assembly by Yuvraj (Crown Prince) Karan Singh from the Official website of Government of Jammu and Kashmir, India
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