Poonch jagir Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
former administrative division of the princely state of Kashmir
About Poonch jagir
In ancient times, Poonch jagir was part of theAbhisararegion and formed part of Alexander the Great's conquests. In later sources, the region is calledParanotsa, but also known by its capital city, Lohara, which gave rise to the Lohara dynasty of Kashmir. Afterwards Poonch came under the control of theMughal Empire, then the Durrani Empire and finally the Sikh Empire. The Sikh monarch, Maharaja Ranjit Singh gave Poonch to the Dogra noble, Raja Dhyan Singh, as a fief. After the death of Ranjit Singh, Dhyan Singh was murdered in Sikh intrigues, and the region was transferred to Gulab Singh as part of the princely state ofKashmirunder theBritish Raj. After the dissolution of the British Raj in August 1947, a war between India and Pakistan took place. The war ended a year later with the region
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