Birbal Dhar
Encyclopedia
Birbal Dhar was a leader in the Kashmir
i 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.
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
i resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century. He led a deputation which persuaded Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Ranjit Singh
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.-Early life:...
to invade Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
in 1819, which ended Afghan rule.