Gulab Singh, Silver Ja'u, 1.90g, Obv: Devanagari legend “Raja Gulab Singh” in three lines within dotted border, Rev: Figure 8 on side of Katar pointing right with crude legend “Zarb Tibat Kalan” (KM# 7.3). Extremely fine for type, rare.
The Dogra ruler Gulab Singh launched an invasion on Ladakh, against the Namgyal Gyalpo, under the command of Zorawar Singh, his general, in 1834. The Ladakhi troops were massacred near Langkarchu and the Gyalpo sued for peace. The Namgyal dynasty ended in 1842 and Ladakh became a part of the Dogra kingdom. In 1846 after the Treaty of Amritsar following the Anglo-Sikh war, Ladakh was integrated under the Dogra domain. Thereafter it lost its complete Independence and remained as a province known as “Ladakh Wazarat”, which included the region of Baltistan (now in POK).