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Jagatdev Singh

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Jagatdev Singh
Raja-i-Rajgan
Raja Kalan Bahadur
Raja of Poonch
Reignc. 1928 – 1940 [1]
PredecessorSukhdev Singh (Raja of Poonch) [2]
SuccessorShiv Rattan Dev Singh

Jagatdev Singh was the Raja of Poonch from 1928 until 1940, upon his death in 1940 - Maharaja Hari Singh used the situation to integrate the Poonch jagir into the state of Jammu and Kashmir.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Snedden, Kashmir: The Unwritten History (2013), pp. 237–238; McLeod, India and Pakistan: Friends, Rivals or Enemies? (2008), pp. 74–75; Schofield, Kashmir in Conflict (2003), p. 41
  2. ^ "About District Poonch | District Poonch, Government of Jammu and Kashmir | India". poonch.nic.in. Retrieved 2025-05-24.