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'''Birbal Dhar''' was a leader in the [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] resistance to [[Pashtun|Afghan]] rule in the early 19th century. He led a deputation which persuaded [[Sikh]] ruler [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] to invade [[Kashmir]] in 1819, which effectively ended [[Pashtun|Afghan]] and [[Muslim]] rule in [[Kashmir]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Kashmir: history and people |first=S. R. |last=Bakshi |publisher=Sarup & Sons |year=1997 |pages=116, 144 |isbn=978-81-85431-96-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U1LEY1yWmagC |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref><br />
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Due to his role in the ending of the Afghan rule, Birbal Dhar was awarded with the role of Taluqdar, rough translation - [[Nawab]], for the province of Kashmir under the rule of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]].<br />
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He was offered a seat on the council of the Maharaja, but refused in order to be able to be close to his people in [[Kashmir]].<br />
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Ever since the time of [[Mughals]] and [[Pashtuns|Afghans]], the Taluqdar was the highest administrative service for a state.<br />
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He was an avid follower of a previous Taluqdar of [[Kashmir]], [[Ali Mardan Khan]], and so was a tradition for him and his descendants to keep up the [[Chashme Shahi]] Garden where apparently the [[Kurds|Kurdish]] General had found God.<br />
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