- Ranbir Singh
General Shriman RajrajeshwarMaharajadhiraj Sri Sir Ranbir Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Mushir-i-Khas-i-Kaiser-i-HindGCSI , CIE,Kaiser-i-Hind (August 1830–12 September 1885 ) was the son ofMaharaja Gulab Singh , Maharaja ofJammu and Kashmir and head of theJamwal Rajput clan.The trans-Himalayan territories of
Gilgit ,Astore ,Hunza -Nagar were conquered and made part of Jammu and Kashmir in his time. He was noted as a great scholar ofclassical Persian , and was also learned inPashtu ,Sanskrit and English.Family
Maharajadhiraj Sri Sir Ranbir Singh married five times and had six children, four sons and two daughters:
1.
Partab Singh of Kashmir (18 July 1848 -23 September 1925 ). Succeeded his father as Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir in 1885.2.
General Raja Sir Ram Singh, KCB,Kaiser-i-Hind (31 May 1861 -22 June 1899 ); issue3.
General Raja Sir Amar Singh, KCSI,Kaiser-i-Hind (14 January 1864 -1909). Married twice and had one son:
*Hari Singh (30 September 1895 -26 April 1961 ). Succeeded his uncle as Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir in 1925.4. Mian Lakshman Singh (1870-1875)
5. daughter
6. daughter
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