WAJsal
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Inncorrect, more than one first hand account. All we have, even on your side is first hand accounts of the events that had occurred. I have read in many books myself stating the hatred Dogras had against the Muslims. This being one of them, do give it a read.There were no examples, only generic statements that the Dogras were oppressive. They exacted taxes; similar taxes were imposed on Muslims by Muslim rulers. They placed Pandits in leading administrative positions. The Mughals placed Iranians and Turanians in leading administrative positions. The military was largely Hindu and Sikh. When the military was partially Muslim, the Muslim component mutinied, ambushed Sikh and Hindu components and massacred them. Not much of oppression.
What exactly have you established?
In 1837, Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu was entrusted by Maharaja Ranjit Singh to suppress the revolt of the Yousafzai tribe which formed the biggest proportion of Pashtun tribes. He offered one rupee for the head of every Yousafzai man brought to his feet. He made Katuha his headquarters and hunted for Muslim Pashtun tribes. He had some of the women spared, but others were kept for Raja Gulab Singh's harem and the rest were sold as slaves in Lahore and Jammu. It was reported that this expedition resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of Pashtun rebels and thousands of women were sold into slavery.
Marriage Among Muslims: Preference and Choice in Northern Pakistan - Hastings Donnan - Google Books
After acquiring Jammu and Kashmir through the Treaty of Kashmir, Dogra rulers continued the anti-Muslim policies of their Sikh allies. The worst atrocities perpetrated against Muslims in the state came in 1863 when the Dogra ruler Maharaja Ranbir Singh ordered a major invasion of the frontier areas of Yasin and Hunza to punish Muslim rebels. 3,000 troops were commanded by General Hooshiara Singh who invaded the frontier. The Dogras took all men as prisoners and many Dogra soldiers entered the back portion of the Mandoori Hill which was full of Yasini and Hunza women and their children. Those women who were injured but not dead were burnt alive and approximately 2000 Yasin villagers were killed overall. About 5,000 Yasinis were taken back to Srinagar for forced labor and all their women were included into the harems of Dogra Soldiers.
Gilgit Agency 1877-1935Second Reprint - Amar Singh Chohan - Google Books
Source: There is no unity among people in Pakistan. | Page 14
Similar many examples.
Indians and their excitement in this thread, or any other, never get's old.