Dogra Administration: Institutions, Law, Revenue and Governance in Jammu & Kashmir
Dogra administration transformed Jammu & Kashmir from a ruler-centred princely state into a progressively institutionalized system of courts, departments, revenue records, written laws and limited representative government. This article traces that…
Ranbir Singh and the Administrative Development of Jammu & Kashmir
Maharaja Ranbir Singh transformed the administrative machinery of the Dogra state between 1857 and 1885. This article examines his judicial, revenue, legal, educational, communication and frontier reforms and their significance in the development of…
Dogra Rule in Jammu & Kashmir: Gulab Singh and the Consolidation of the Princely State
Gulab Singh's reign marked the first phase of consolidation of the Jammu & Kashmir princely state created in 1846. This article examines his political rise, establishment of authority in Kashmir, administration, revenue system, frontier challenges, shawl…