What were the developments in the field of communication under the dogra rulers
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In 1890 Dogra rule, Jhelum Valley Cart Road was laid between Kolcala and Baramulla which was extended to Srinagar in 1897. From Bandipora to Gilgit, Gilgit road was started its construction.
The State of Jammu and Kashmir is composed of a number of ethnic and cultural regions viz., the Hindu majority province, the primary Buddhist Ladakh majority province, and the Muslim Majority Kashmir province. The Kashmir valley came under the Dogra rule with the ominous terms of the treaty of Amritsar signed between the British and Maharajah Gulab Singh of Jammu in 16 March 1846 , the British Government transferred and made over, forever in independent possession, to Maharaja Gulab Singh and the heirs male of his body, all the hilly and mountainous country, with its dependencies, situated to the eastward of the river Indus and westward of the river Ravi, including Chamba and excluding Lahore, being of the territories ceded to the British Government by the Lahore state. In consideration of this transfer, Maharaja was to pay 75,00,00 lacks of rupees and “to present annually to the British Government one horse, twelve perfect shawl goat of approved breed (six male and six female) and three pairs of Kashmir shawls .” According to the Article X of the treaty of Amritsar, Maharaja Gulab Singh was a vassal of the British and in acknowledge of their supremacy had to pay a token tribute of the British Empire. He had to join with the whole of his military force the British troops when employed within the hills or the territories adjoining his, possession and on their part British Government pledged to give help and give aid to Maharaja Gulab Singh in protecting his territories from the external enemies.” That was the treaty of Amritsar and that is how Kashmir came under its present Dogra rule . The agreement between British and Maharaja Gulab Singh; the peoples interest was not at all taken into consideration. In the words of the Chrispother Thomas “the people never asked for it, never wanted it, and never loved it”
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