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Raja Braj Dev

Detail of a Pahari painting of a seated raja with two courtiers before him presenting a white hawk, possibly depicting Raja Brij Raj Dev of Jammu State, likely by the Nainsukh atelier, Punjab Hills, Jammu, ca.1760–80[1]

Raja Braj Raj Dev was a ruler of the Deva dynasty of Jammu, Jamwal Dogras, who ruled from 1782 to 1787.[note 1] He was a ruler, but failed to stop Sikh invasions in Jammu. In 1785, the Sikhs occupied Basholi, Jasrota, and Ramnagar. The Battle of Jammu (1774) was fought between him and Ranjit Dev.[2][3][4]

Death

Two years later, In 1787, Raja Braj Dev tried to recover his territories from the Sikhs, but he was killed[5][6] in the Battle of Rumal,[7] with the combined forces of Sikhs Sardars of Sukerchakia Misl and Bhangi Misl.[8] He was succeeded by Raja Sampuran Singh, who surrendered to the Sikhs.[6][9]

Notes

  1. ^ His name is alternatively rendered as 'Raja Brij Raj Dev' and he is also known as 'Raja Brij Lal Dev'.

References

  1. ^ "Lot 131: BY A MASTER PAHARI ARTIST: A SEATED RAJA WITH TWO COURTIERS BEFORE HIM PRESENTING A WHITE HAWK". Lyon & Turnbull. 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ Singh 2010, p. 99.
  3. ^ Siṅgha 1993, p. 153.
  4. ^ Gupta 1999, p. 215.
  5. ^ Charak, Sukh Dev Singh; Billawaria, Anita K. (1998). Pahāṛi Styles of Indian Murals. Abhinav Publications. p. 29. ISBN 9788170173564.
  6. ^ a b Harbans Singh (1992). The Encyclopedia Of Sikhism - Volume IV S-Z. p. 194.
  7. ^ Hari Ram Gupta (1982). History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls. pp. 339–340.
  8. ^ Sukhdev Singh Charak (1978). Indian Conquest of the Himalayan Territories. p. 37.
  9. ^ Singh, Dalbir (2010). Rise, Growth And Fall Of Bhangi Misal.

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