A) Historical records from the household
Of https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=412164263540698&id=100042413824806 ” Mirwaiz e kashmir “.
B) Rare edition & most sought after book by academician of world .
C) Written by son in law of
“Mirwaiz Ghulam Rasool Shah “.
D) Author ,Mufti Muhammad Saadat was state recognized historian & Archieves expert.
E) Author is teacher of ” Fauq “
F)Editing ,Citation , photography, manuscript and my opinion .
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Lillahi hamd – I have started collating a comprehensive commentarty on rarest of historical records ,that too by none other than ” Mufti Mohammad Saadat ” .
let me share with the commentary of First page of this rare work – I have uploaded title & first page of this book here .
( Preface & introduction to author will be shared separately )
Page No .1
( Refer to attached scan in the thread) It starts with introd. about Ranbir Singh
Death of Mahārājā Ranbir Singh.
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At 4-30 p.m., on the 13th September, 1885,which correspond to Hijri year 2nd Zil-Hajj 1302 . Ranbir Singh died of diabetes at Jammu.
(Note : it was 13 September 1885 )
Ranbir had four sons: (i) Pratap Singh, (ü) Rām Singh, (iii) Amar Singh and (iv) Lachhman Singh. The first three were by the Mahārānī Shubh Devi, commonly known as Kahlori Räni, and the fourth was from Kishan Devi of the Charak Rājpūts
Ranbir had four sons: (i) Pratap Singh, (ü) Rām Singh, (iii) Amar Singh and (iv) Lachhman Singh. The first three were by the Mahārānī Shubh Devi, commonly known as Kahlori Räni, and the fourth was from Kishan Devi of the Charak Rājpūts.
British selected Pratap Singh as new fuedal Ruler :
( Kashmir was always under british )
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Refer to pic of Viceroy and Governor-General of India ,George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon( Lord Ripon
In 1882, Ranbir Singh wrote to the British government and requested them to nominate his younger son Amar Singh as his successor. He felt that Amar Singh was more wise than his siblings – Pratap Singh and Ram Singh. On 12 September 1885, Ranbir Singh died. Governor-general The Lord Ripon announced that Pratap Singh would succeed
Governor-general The Lord Ripon announced that Pratap Singh would succeed him. In return, Pratap Singh yielded to the British demand of appointing a Resident
( Citation : Madhavi V ,1884 ,pp.125 )
13 days of mourning were observed across the country of Jammu and Kashmir and on thirteen ,The title of Maharaja was given to Miya Pratap Singh and he took as New Autocratic ruler of Jammu and Kashmir .
Although Maharaja Ranbir Singh Sargwasi did not formally declare him ( Pratap Singh ) Crown Prince in his lifetime due to his personal and other interests.Maharaja Pratap Singh was formally proclaimed the ruler on the afternoon of September 25, 1885.
Yet the royal family and the great men of the country recognized him as the Maharaja.
5) The day Maharaja Pratab Singh’s ascension, the treasury income was 820534 rupees and the population of Jammu and Kashmir was 1537000.
The day Maharaja Pratab Singh ascended the throne, his brothers Mian Amar Singh and Mian Ram Singh were also formally inducted into services of autocratic rule & were given the title of “Raja ” .They remained in their posts and estates and from that time onwards Miya Amar Singh and Miya Ram Singh were called by name Raja Amar Singh and and Raja Ram Singh
RAJA AMAR SINGH – 1848 to 1908
General, Commander in Chief of Jammu & Kashmir State Forces and then later on became Prime Minister of J&K State .He was father of Hari Singh and grand father of Karan Singh .
He founded and built the Amar Kshatriya Rajput Sabha, Shri Pratap Singh Museum, Srinagar and Amar Mahal Palace, Jammu.
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