Poonch Jagir and the 1947 uprising.
Poonch district is known as Mini Kashmir and is one of the remote districts of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.  It is really bound by the three sides of the Line of Control (ALC).  ALC is about 10 103 km.  From Tarkandi in Balakot to Sujian in Mandi Block.
 Poonch has witnessed many historical events and has been ruled by foreigners and locals in various places till it becomes a part of independent India.  In the sixth century AD, Chinese tourists passed through Huan Sang Poonch.  He wrote that Poonch was famous for its graphics, excellent tea (Muslim) and good horses.
 Around 850 CEround, Poonch became an independent state under Raja Nar, which was primarily a horse trade.  According to Rajatrangani, Raja Trilochanpal of Poonch fought a fierce battle with Mahmud Ghaznavi who invaded the area in 1020.  The Ghaznavids failed to enter Kashmir because they could not capture the fort of Lohara (Lauren in the modern Poonch district).

 In 1596, the Mughal emperor Jahangir made Sirajuddin the ruler of Poonch.  Sirajuddin and his descendants Raja Shahbaz Khan, Raja Abdul Razzaq, Raja Rustam Khan and Raja Khan Bahadur Khan ruled the area till 1792.

 In 1819, the area was occupied by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.  Gulab Singh, Dhyan Singh and Sochat Singh, brothers from the Jammu House, joined the Maharaja's army and rose to high positions.  In 1822, Ranjit Singh appointed Gulab Singh as the Raja of Jammu and, in 1827, Dhyan Singh as the Raja of Bhimber, Chabal and Poonch (covering Mirpur and Poonch districts as 1947).  Dhyan Singh spent most of his time in Lahore, becoming the Diwan (Prime Minister) of the Sikh court.  It is said that Gulab Singh managed his jagars on his own.  In 1837, the hill tribes of Poonch started a rebellion, which Gulab Singh suppressed with some cruelty.

After the death of Ranjit Singh in 1839, the Sikh court fell into disarray and the conspiracies of the palace took power. In these struggles, Dhyan Singh, Sochit Singh as well as Dhyan Singh's son Hira Singh were killed.  ۔  Poonch was confiscated by the Sikh court on the grounds that the Rajyas had revolted against the state and handed it over to Faiz Talib Khan of Rajouri.  After the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846) and the subsequent treaties of Lahore and Amritsar, the entire area between the Beas and the Indus, including Poonch, was transferred to Gulab Singh. 
 He was recognized as an independent ruler, a Maharaja, of the newly formed state of Jammu and Kashmir.  Gulab Singh restored the manor of Poonch to Dhan Singh's eldest son, Jawahar Singh.  Jawahar Singh and Moti Singh were not satisfied.  He claimed to be the independent ruler of Poonch, saying that he was entitled to share in the "family property" of all the areas under Gulab Singh's rule.  The case was reported in 1852 by Sir Frederick Carey, a British resident of Lahore, who confirmed that Gulab Singh was indeed his visitor.  

The brothers had to give Maharaja Gulab Singh a horse with a gold robe every year and consult him on all matters of importance.  The Aiwan-e-Poonch continued to oppose this arrangement till 1940. 185.  In 1852, Jawahar Singh and Moti Singh fought and a settlement was reached by the Punjab Board of Revenue.  Moti Singh was given the area of ​​Poonch district and Jawahar Singh of Mirpur district.  Christopher Sundden remarked that two-thirds of Dhyan Singh's property is in Moti Singh's areas.  In 1859, Jawahar Singh was accused by Maharaja Ranbir Singh (r. 1857–1885) of "conspiracy of treason", who succeeded Gulab Singh.  The British agreed to this assessment and forced Jawahar Singh into exile in Ambala.  Ranbir Singh paid an annual stipend of Rs 2,000 to Jawahar Singh.  

One lakh till his death, and he confiscated his territory after that (Mirpur district) because Jawahar Singh had no heir.  Moti Singh's son, Baldev Singh, opposed the action, claiming that the area should be returned to him as Dhyan Singh's only surviving child.  The British did not accept the claim that Jawahar Singh had confiscated his territory when he agreed to the annual stipend.  

After Maharaja Ranbir Singh and Pratap Singh (1885–1925), the British imposed an 'Administrative Council' on Jammu and Kashmir.  The council is said to have started encroaching on Poonch, exemplified by Pratap Singh's brother Amar Singh.  Complaints were made to the British, who continued the line that Poonch is the feudal lord of Jammu and Kashmir, therefore it is an internal matter of Jammu and Kashmir.  Raja Baldev Singh (d. 1892–1918), Moti Singh's successor, had complained in 1895 that Jammu and Kashmir had begun to interpret Poonch as a jagir, while maintaining that it was a "state".  This was clearly a very emotional issue for the residents of Baldev Singh and later Poonch.  Baldev Singh's successors Sukhdev Singh (d. 1918–1927) and Jagat Dev Singh (d. 1928–1940) continued to complain.  In 1927, Olin Hole, a British resident in Kashmir, joined and advised Maharaja Hari Singh that, while Poonch was clearly a subsidiary of Jammu and Kashmir, but in the original grant it was only called Al-Qiya, not Jagir.  ۔14.  Jagat Dev Singh ascended the throne at an early age in 1928, and Raj Singh Maharaja Hari Singh (d. 1925–1949), son of Amar Singh, imposed a charter on him.  

Sanad, among others, mentioned that Poonch was a feudal lord and imposed several encroachments on the administration of Poonch.  The friction continued.  In 1936, Jagat Dev Singh sent a 'Memorial' to the Viceroy of India to review the relations between Poonch and Jammu and Kashmir.  The Government of India replied that since Poonch was part of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, all petitions should be filed by a British resident of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.  Residents said that the 1928 order, based on Curry's original award, had finally established Poonch as a "subordinate feudal lord of Kashmir".  Jagat Dev Singh's claim was rejected without further comment.  With the death of Jagat Dev Singh in 1940, his son Shiv Ratanandio Singh became the new Raja after he became a minor.  Maharaja Hari Singh appointed a guardian to look after the Raja's 'property', who was his military secretary.  

The Raja's mother was barred from participating in the minority administration.  In July 1940, a gathering of the Poonch people passed a resolution expressing "deep sorrow and deep anger and resentment" over Poonch's statement as the Maharaja's proclamation and echo.  By By.  By, the Maharaja's administration was unpopular in Poonch, especially among the families of non-military personnel, who competed with their counterparts in the Punjab.  Until the annexation of Jagat Dev Singh in 1928, Poonch Jagir was independent except for the payment of token tribute of Rs.  To the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir 231.  The feudal lords had their own officials, including the bureaucracy, the police, and a standing army of a company.  Local officials, mostly Hindus, were said to be angry because their salaries were lower than in the rest of the state. 

 This led to incompetence and corruption.  The Raja of Poonch owned all the land in the Jagir.  The original 'landowners' were called Raja's Assamese (agents).  In the 1930s, 40% of income was collected as tax, which amounted to Rs.  1 million  Whereas in 1933, after the recommendations of the Glancy Commission, property rights were given to feudal lords elsewhere in Kashmir, the Punchis did not benefit from the reforms due to the autonomy of the feudal lords.  For some unknown reason, the residents of Tehsil Mandhar were given property rights, which led to further resentment in other tehsils.  After 1928, Maharaja Hari Singh began encroaching on the administration of Poonch and a dual system of government was established.  A residential administrator of the Maharaja was appointed in Poonch Jagir and more officials were borrowed from the state.  The jurisdiction of the Raja's courts was limited to small cases.  

All the serious crimes in the city were sent to the courts.  The king of Poonch lost his dignity and power.  The Maharaja also levied additional taxes to generate his income from the jagir.  These included taxes on cattle and sheep, export / import taxes on items such as soap and silk, and imaginary taxes on wives and widows.  For a 'horse tax' it is necessary to pay 50% of the purchase price of the horse.  Obviously, these taxes caused a lot of resentment.  Scholar Christopher Sundden says that, being a mountainous area, Poonch managed small farms with poor soil, but the cost of living was high.  The tax burden on Kashmiris has made the situation worse.  Many Punchi men worked outside the estate to end the situation. 

 He served in Bombay in the Punjab, Railways, British Indian Army and British Merchant Navy.  The military was a particularly important employee.  It was said that every male Muslim in the jagir was, was or was a soldier in the British Indian Army.  During World War I, 31,000 soldiers from Jammu and Kashmir served in the army, the vast majority from Poonch.  During World War II, more than 60,000 Poonch soldiers served in the army, while the rest of the state contributed only 10,000 men.  Poonch's physical ability made it easy for him to enlist in military recruitment fields in Punjab, such as Sialkot and Rawalpindi.  Punches joined under the name of 'Punjabi Masmans' and served in the Punjab Regiment. 

 After independence in 1947, there was an uprising in the western part of the then Poonch district.  The rebels, led by Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, sought help from the arms-supplying Dominion of Pakistan, and then began using Pashtun tribesmen to attack themselves.  In response, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir joined India, and the dispute turned into a Pak-India war.  When the ceasefire was affected, Poonch district was divided between the two countries.  The former capital, Poonch, came under the Indian Poonch district.  A new capital at Rawalpindi was eventually established in Poonch district of Pakistan.  In 1967, for administrative convenience, the district was further divided into two parts, namely, Rajouri District and Poonch District.  People of different religions, castes and creeds are living peacefully in this district.  People speak hill except Gujar and Bakarwal who speak Gujri.  Literature in the languages ​​of Poonch is rich in folk songs.  Most of the Panchi folk songs focus on women.  

Attention is also paid to family quarrels, fights, loves, marriage ceremonies, social rituals, social evils and superstitions.  Chen, Kanchi, Sepia and Maya are some of the popular folk songs.  Folk songs also express the bravery and valor of the people of Poonch.  Some folk songs such as Jabo, Shamsh Khan and Nora are still resounding in the mountains of the area.  Poonch folk songs have stopped from one generation to another without any documentation.  Serious efforts are now being made by various scholars to preserve them in their original form in literature.