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Dogra invasion of Gilgit (1866)

Territories of Jammu and Kashmir after invasion of Gilgit
Date1866
Location
Gilgit
Result Dogra victory
Belligerents
Jammu & Kashmir
Supported by:
Nagar		 Yasin State
Hunza State
Chitral State
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Devi Singh Narainia
Col. Jawahar Singh
Col. Hoshiara Singh
Col. Bijai Singh
Azmat Shah
Supported by:
Mir Mirza Bahadur		 Malik Aman  (WIA)
Mir Gazan Khan  (WIA)
Aman ul-Mulk
Mir Vali Khan
Units involved
Jammu and Kashmir Rifles Unknown
Strength
  • 10,000 Soldiers under Gen. Devi Singh
  • 13,000 soldiers under Col. Jawahar Singh
    Total: 23,000 Soldiers[1]
  • 2,000 under Malik Aman
  • 20,000 under Aman ul-Mulk and Gazan Khan
    Total: 22,000 Soldiers[1]
    • Casualties and losses
    Heavy Heavy

    The Dogra invasion of Gilgit (1866) was a military expedition led by Gen. Devi Singh of Jammu & Kashmir during the reign of Ranbir Singh, against Hunza, Chitral and Yasin in Gilgit.[2][3]

    Background

    Previously Dogras had captured Yasin from Gaur Rehman in an invasion in 1860 and appointed Azmat Shah as the Governor of Yasin. But in 1863, Azmat Shah was deposed by his cousin brother, son of Gaur Rehman, Malik Aman. Azmat Shah fled to Jammu to ask help from Ranbir Singh.[3]

    Battle

    In 1866, Ranbir Singh again ordered Devi Singh to capture Yasin. Gen. Devi Singh, Col. Jawahar Singh and Col. Bijai Singh marched towards Yasin, where Malik Aman fled to Chitral and Azmat Shah was reinstalled as the governor of Yasin. [4]

    Devi Singh further camped for some days outside Hunza until Mir Mirza Bahadur of Nagar joined hands with Jammu & Kashmir and the combined forces invaded Hunza. Mir Gazan Khan of Hunza and Aman ul Mulk of Chitral with Malik Aman charged upon dogra forces at Hunza Valley, where after a fierce battle Aman-Ul-Mulk retreated to Chitral. Gazan Khan was severely wounded and accepted the Suzerainty of Jammu & Kashmir.[1][3]

    Aftermath

    Yasin, Punial, Hunza and Nagar accepted the suzerainty of Jammu & Kashmir and started paying annual tribute, in return recieved annual subsidy.[5][6] Later in 1878, Chitral too signed a treaty and became a vassal state of Jammu & Kashmir.[7][8]

    References

    1. ^ a b c Charak, Sukh Dev Singh (1985). Life and Times of Maharaja Ranbir Singh, 1830-1885. Jay and Kay Book House.
    2. ^ Hassnain, F. M. (1974). British Policy Towards Kashmir, 1846-1921: Kashmir in Anglo-Russian Politics. Sterling Publishers.
    3. ^ a b c Dani, Ahmad Hasan (2001). History of Northern Areas of Pakistan: Upto 2000 A.D. Sang-e-Meel Publcations. ISBN 978-969-35-1231-1.
    4. ^ Hassnain, F. M. (1978). Gilgit, the Northern Gate of India. Sterling.
    5. ^ Snedden, Christopher (2015-09-15). Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-84904-622-0.
    6. ^ Sharma, Raghav Sharan (2017-12-06). The Unfought War of 1962: An Appraisal. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-05636-6.
    7. ^ Haines, Chad (2013-03-01). Nation, Territory, and Globalization in Pakistan: Traversing the Margins. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-44998-7.
    8. ^ Haines, Chad (2013-03-01). Nation, Territory, and Globalization in Pakistan: Traversing the Margins. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-44997-0.
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