Ranbir Singh

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Maharaja Ranbir Singh, ruler of Jammu & Kashmir State

General Shriman Rajrajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Sri Sir Ranbir Singhji, Indar Mahindar Bahadur, Sipar-i-Sultanat, Mushir-i-Khas-i-Kaiser-i-Hind GCSI, CIE, Kaiser-i-Hind (August 1830–12 September 1885) was the son of Maharaja Gulab Singh, Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and head of the Jamwal Rajput clan.

Viceroy Lord Canning meets Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Kashmir, 9 March 1860.

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 of classical Persian, and was also learned in Pashtu, Sanskrit and English.

Family

Maharajadhiraj Sri Sir Ranbir Singh married five times and had six children, four sons:

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); issue
3. General Raja Sir Amar Singh, KCSI, Kaiser-i-Hind (14 January 1864-1909). Married twice and had one son:
   1. 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)

and two daughters.

Ranbir Singh Dogra Dynasty Born: August 1830 Died: 12 September 1885
Regnal titles
Preceded by Gulab Singh (as Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir)	Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir 1857-1885	Succeeded by Partab Singh
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