Jammu and Kashmir was, from 1846 until 1952, a princely state in the British Empire in India, and was ruled by Jamwal Rajput Dogra Dynasty. The state was created in 1846 after the First Anglo-Sikh War as per the Treaty of Amritsar. The East India Company annexed the Kashmir Valley, Ladakh, and Gilgit-Baltistan from the Sikhs, and then transferred it to Gulab Singh in return for an indemnity payment of 7,500,000 Nanakshahee Rupees. Jammu and Kashmir was a 21-gun salute state.
At the time of the Indian independence, Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of the state, preferred to become independent and remain neutral between the successor dominions of India or the Pakistan. However, an uprising in the western districts of the State followed by an attack by raiders from the neighbouring Northwest Frontier Province, supported by Pakistan, put an end to his plans for independence. On 26 October 1947, the Maharaja signed the Instrument of Accession joining the Dominion of India in return for military aid. The western and northern districts presently known as Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan passed to the control of Pakistan.
At the time of the Indian independence, Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of the state, preferred to become independent and remain neutral between the successor dominions of India or the Pakistan. However, an uprising in the western districts of the State followed by an attack by raiders from the neighbouring Northwest Frontier Province, supported by Pakistan, put an end to his plans for independence. On 26 October 1947, the Maharaja signed the Instrument of Accession joining the Dominion of India in return for military aid. The western and northern districts presently known as Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan passed to the control of Pakistan.
| Ruler (Maharaja) | Reign | |
| Gulab Singh | 1846 – 1857 | |
| Ranbir Singh | 1857 – 1885 | |
| Pratap Singh | 1885 – 1925 | |
| Hari Singh | 1925 – 1948 | |
| Karan Singh (Prince Regent) | 1948 – 1952 |
1 Rupee - Gulab Singh, KM#Y5
Obv : Ruler name Gulab Singh in Persian
Rev : Leaf and VS 1903, without initials "JHS", zarb srinagar
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1 Rupee - Gulab Singh, KM#Y13
Obv : Ruler name Gulab Singh in Persian
Rev : Leaf and VS 1910, with initials "JHS", zarb srinagar
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Rev : Leaf and VS 1910, with initials "JHS", zarb srinagar
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1 Rupee - Gulab Singh, KM#Y13
Obv : Ruler name Gulab Singh in Persian
Rev : Leaf and VS 1917, with initials "JHS", zarb srinagar
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Rev : Leaf and VS 1917, with initials "JHS", zarb srinagar
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½ Paisa - Ranbir Singh, KM#2a
Obv : Jammu mint name, VS Date above
Rev : Shri Raghunathji
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Rev : Shri Raghunathji
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1 Rupee - Ranbir Singh, KM#Y21a
Obv : J.H.S.
Rev : Gurmukhi Legends with VS date VS1934
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Rev : Gurmukhi Legends with VS date VS1934
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References :
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(princely_state)
- South Asian Coins & Paper Money (INDIAN EDITION) - Krause Publication
