Sharad Mohan<p>Maharaja Gulab Singh on Lake Wular in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kashmir</span></a></p><p>c1840 CE <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pahari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pahari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Painting</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Guler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guler</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HimachalPradesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HimachalPradesh</span></a> from the Toby Falk coll sold by Christies for £32,760</p><p>Gulab Singh was given the title of Maharaja by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RanjitSingh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RanjitSingh</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lahore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lahore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Punjab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Punjab</span></a> in 1810 CE for commanding the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sikh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sikh</span></a> forces in suppressing local revolts.</p><p>He went on to annex <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mankot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mankot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jasrota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jasrota</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Basohli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Basohli</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jammu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jammu</span></a> </p><p>In 1846 the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EastIndiaCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastIndiaCompany</span></a> recognised him as the Ruler of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jammu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jammu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kashmir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kashmir</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a></p>