Raja Braj Dev

Raja Braj Raj Dev was a ruler of the Deva dynasty of Jammu, Jamwal Dogras, who ruled from 1782 to 1787.

[note 1] He was a ruler, but failed to stop Sikh invasions in Jammu.

[2][3][4] Two years later, In 1787, Raja Braj Dev tried to recover his territories from the Sikhs, but he was killed[5][6] in the Battle of Rumal,[7] with the combined forces of Sikhs Sardars of Sukerchakia Misl and Bhangi Misl.

[8] He was succeeded by Raja Sampuran Singh, who surrendered to the Sikhs.

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Detail of a Pahari painting of a seated raja with two courtiers before him presenting a white hawk, possibly depicting Raja Brij Raj Dev of Jammu State, likely by the Nainsukh atelier, Punjab Hills, Jammu, ca.1760–80 [ 1 ]