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| View Original: | Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu taking his bath prior to worship.jpg (1445x1261) | |||
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| Keywords: Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu taking his bath prior to worship.jpg en This painting was done in the Panjab Plains probably about1835 and is typical of the style associated with the court of the first Sikh Maharaja of the Panjab Ranjit Singh r 1801 “1839 It depicts the Hindu Raja of Jammu performing ritual ablutions prior to worship Gulab Singh was one of the many Hindus in the army of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh joining in 1809 He succeeded his father Kishora Singh in 1822 as chief of the kingdom of Jammu now part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and was a successful ruler as well as a fine soldier serving in various campaigns in the Panjab hills and Kashmir His loyalty to the Sikh state did not survive the death of Ranjit Singh in 1839 however He passed military intelligence to the British during the First Anglo-Sikh War in 1845 “1846 for which he was rewarded by being made ruler of Kashmir in addition to remaining ruler of the adjacent kingdom of Jammu The painting was formerly owned by the renowned collectors P C Manuk an Indian lawyer and his companion Miss G M Coles circa 1835 made http //collections vam ac uk/item/O70481/painting-maharaja-gulab-singh-of-jammu/ Unknown production PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir | ||||
