1846 to 1947 AD (The Dogra monarchs)

Gulab Singh and his descendents ruled over Kashmir for a whole century. During this time the Dogras of Jammu and the small Hindu minority in Kashmir became the privileged classes whilst the Kashmiri Muslims received a rough deal e.g. justification of discrimination against them, poor employment opportunities, banning of freedom of speech etc.

In 1946 Kashmir was in turmoil like the rest of the subcontinent. In May 1946, Shaikh Abdullah gave the call of 'Quit Kashmir' to the Dogra ruler. The government replied with mass arrest of the National Conference workers. Bakhshi Ghulam Muhammad and G. M. Sadiq then escaped to Lahore where they gathered with others to try and solve the Kashmir problem. This is how matters were until the partition and the creation of independent India and Pakistan.