JODHA RAM

JODHA RAM

JODHA RAM (d. 1845), a Brahman of Jammu hills, was the father in law of Pandit Jalla, adviser and confidant of Raja Hira Singh Dogra, who became in 1843 the prime minister of the Sikh kingdom of Lahore. It was Jodha Ram who captured Jawahar Singh, brother of Maharani Jind Kaur, by order of Prime Minister Hira Singh. When Jawahar Singh assumed power in May 1845, he had Jodha Ram executed.

References :

1. Chopra, Barkat Rai, Kingdom of the Punjab. Hoshiarpur, 1969
2. Gupta, Hari Ram, Punjab on the Eve of First Sikh War. Chandigarh, 1956

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