1837 Poonch Revolt

The 1837 Poonch Revolt, also known as the 1837 Sudhan Revolt was a revolt in the western Poonch hills in the Kashmir region under the Sikh Empire. It started in what is now the Poonch Division in Azad Kashmir administered by Pakistan, with the rebels capturing areas of the Poonch and Jammu jagirs, alongside some bordering frontiers of the Kashmir Valley. The region was given as a jagir to the Dogra brothers, Dhian Singh and Gulab Singh, whose administration was effectively the target of the rebellion. It was led by an influential zamindar of Poonch and headman of the Sudhans, Shams Khan. After initial successes and victories against Dogra and Sikh forces, the rebellion was crushed by Gulab Singh with brutality. A memorial for the victims called Yaadghar-e-Shahuda has been erected at Mong after the formation of Azad Kashmir.