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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography J to L

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Date transcribed	2011-05-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Kashmir
	First Name(s)	Golab Singh Of
	Titles	Maharaja
	Year of Birth	?
	Year of Death	1857
	Entry	A horseman in a cavalry troop of Ranjit Singh (q.v.) : obtained an independent command, and for good service received from Ranjit the principality of Jammu : resided there and extended his authority into Ladak : was elected minister of the Sikh Khalsa: after Sobraon used his influence in favour of friendly relations with the British, who sold Kashmir to him, after the treaty of Lahore, 1846, and made a separate treaty with him : he maintained very amicable relations with the British Government, and had just arranged to furnish a strong auxiliary force for the suppression of the mutiny in the N.W.P., when he died of fever, Aug. 2, 1857.

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