Srinagar
Capital of the Kashmir province of the Sikh Empire from 1819 to 1846, when the British sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh.
Srinagar, on the Jhelum in the Kashmir valley, was the capital of the Kashmir province of the Sikh Empire from 1819 to 1846.
Sikh governors, Moti Ram, Hari Singh Nalwa and others, ruled the valley. Hari Singh struck the Hari Singhi rupee here. Guru Hargobind is said to have visited, and Gurdwara Chhatti Patshahi marks his stay. The Sikh period is remembered in Kashmir as harsh and as a time of famine.
In 1846 the British sold the valley to Gulab Singh, and the Sikh era ended.
People
Dogra raja of Jammu under Lahore, whose general Zorawar Singh conquered Ladakh and Baltistan. In 1846 he stayed out of the war and bought Kashmir from the British for 7.5 million rupees.
American-Scottish adventurer and colonel of artillery at Lahore, remembered for his tartan turban.
Aerospace engineer, educated in Lahore, who led India's space programme through its first satellite launches.
Artifacts
After 1819 Kashmir's shawl workshops worked for Lahore, and the Sikh court wore and gave shawls of great richness; some even show maps of Srinagar.
The Hari Singhi rupeeFrom 1820The rupee struck in Kashmir by Hari Singh Nalwa as governor of the valley, which stayed in use in Jammu and Kashmir long after the Sikh kingdom had gone.
On the timeline
In the world's museums
2 objects
Reproduction of a book illustration showing the Shalimar Bagh (gardens), near Srinagar1925 · jammu shalimar gardens kashmir indiaLibrary of Congress ↗
Albumblad met vier foto'sPakistan India India Pakistan Lahore Srinagar Indien Pakistan India Индия ПакистNational Archives of the Netherlands (via Europeana) ↗