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Wazir Lakhpat Rai Padari of Padar, Kishtwar

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Well it starts with the Raja of Kishtwar called, very interestingly, Raja Mohammed Teg Singh also known as Saifullah Khan. Though the Rajas of Kishtwar had converted to Islam they kept a mix of Muslim Hindu names and followed many Hindu costums and this Raja was no different. He was a vassal of the Afhna Governor of Kashmir who fell out with the Rulers in Kabul. A force was sent to Kashmir from Kabul but the Governor stood up to it and was assisted in the same by forces from Kishtwar. And by this time Raja Mohammed Tegh Singh had got into a service a new Minister called Wazir Lakhpat Rai Padari, who as the name suggests was from Padar.

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tags: wazir lakhpat rai, wazir ratnu, Raja Muhammed Tegh Singh, Kishtwar, Shah Shuja, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Raja Gulab Singh, General Zorawar Singh, chamba, jammu, sarol bagh, bhaderwah
categories: Himalayan History
Saturday 06.06.20
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

The Enchanting Padri Gali

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The enchanting Padri Pass or Padri Galli or Padri Top which connects Chamba in Himachal Pradesh with Bhaderwah in the Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir at around 10,400 feet amsl. It is located around 110 kms from Chamba Town and around 40 kms from Bhaderwah and is the highest point of the Chamba Bhaderwah Highway. This is one of the important Passes which connects J and K with Himachal. In older times Bhaderwah was a part of the powerful Chamba Kingdom which held Kishtwar as well and even Zanskar. 

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tags: padri, chamba, bhaderwah, doda, kishtwar, pir panjals, jammu, jammu and kashmir, zanskar
categories: Himalayan Geography
Monday 04.08.19
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

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