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Raja mal dev of Jammu   In 850 AD a new ruling dynasty ushered in jammu history, the name of its ruler was suffixed with “Dev”,   so it was called as   “dev” dynasty.   The first ruler was Suraj Dev son of Bajar Dhar. Dev dynasty ruled from their imperial seat in the inner mountains of jammu, most probably Babbapur and Jammu remained as a strong outpost of dogra dev ruler .     Contemporary prevailing situations The Punjab and north west India was badly suffered due to Islamic attacks on Hindu rulers.   Now this area was under Muslim rulers. Tribes like khokhar Gurjjar , Awan   migrated toward jammu to save their life. This leaded to upheaval in the Jammu region.   In Punjab, Muslim rulers   in name of jihad   were killing innocent Hindus, they were forced to migrate toward     jammu.     RAJA MAL DEV   Raja   Mal Dev succeeded his father Raja Jodh dev , to the “Gaddi”   of Dogra raj , his tenure varies from 1332 to 1361 , according to local ballad   and “pakhan”

Jammu is a ancient principality Indeed, but Jammu lacks   a, “kalhana” like chronicle writer, who can write and describe about the beginning and evolution of Jammu principality. The Sources are:- 1-       Literary 2-       Archeological 3-       Numismatic 4-       Folk 5-       Dogra art 6-       Inscription All these are sources   through which   the history of a place can be reconstructed, and all of   them are defined here, for your knowledge and this content is presented by IAS KAS J&K Team. Literary sources:- “Salvas” and “Madra” are   some of the earliest inhabitant of   Jammu, who were known to Vedic people, and in Atharvaved and Brihadaryanka Upanishad, there are reference to “Madra” , in the work of “Panini”   we also find the reference of Madra, which is a work of 700 BCE. The geographical features of Jammu region are also found in the “Padam purana”, Brihat Samhita, Vishnu Purana, Nilamat Purana, Mahabharat also. In these texts Jammu area

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