Birbal Dhar

Birbal Dhar was a leader in the Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century. He led a deputation which persuaded Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh to invade Kashmir in 1819, which ended Afghan rule.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Bakshi, S. R. (1997). Kashmir: history and people. Sarup & Sons. pp. 116, 144. ISBN 978-81-85431-96-3. Retrieved 2012-01-30.


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