Treaty of Amritsar.

How jammu and kashmir was made a state

The state of the Jammu and Kashmir was laid by Maharaja Gulab Singh ji in 1819.
Gulab Singh is also credited was as the founder of Royal Dogra dynasty and the first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1819. Jammu and kashmir as freely state during british rule was the second largest princely state.
Gulab Singh served as a trooper in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Soldiers
Having experience of seasoned soldier and an astute politician, Gulab-singh attain distinctions so rapidly that Maharaja Ranjit Singh grant him the title of "Raja of Jammu".
Once he became the Raja of Jammu., he started following the policy of expansion and consolidation of his state. He extended his rule upto Ladakh and Baltistan.
In 1839. After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in , Gulab Singh became an important and status figure in Lahore Darbar's politics.

TREATY OF AMRITSAR

March 16. 1846 this date is regarded as a red letter day, not because only the life or Maharaja Gulab Singh hut also in the history of Jammu and Kashmir State it is an important date.
Gulab ji After spending more than years of his life on horse back and non stop running from one corner of the North-Western hindustan to other he carryout orders of his master Maharaja Ranjit Singh, along with his eminent and brave lieutenants, Maharaja Gulab Singh finally started dreaming of become an independent, sovereign hill state having been realised on this auspicious day,
When the red letter day _ the Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Maharaja Gulab Singh and the British government. By this treaty, Gulab Singh dogra ruler was made the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir and all the hilly and mountainous country as an independent ruler, but with Its dependencies situated to the east of the Indus and west of the Ravi were transferred to him. In consideration of this transfer! Maharaja Gulab Singh in return paid , them the sum of Seventy-five 75 lakh Nanak Shahi Rupees.
Thus, by the 'Treaty of Amritsar' the foundation of Jammu and kashmir State was laid.