Forgotten Dogra Warrior: General Hoshiyara Singh's Secret Battle That Changed Kashmir Forever

Описание: Venus Upadhayaya reveals the untold story of General Hoshiyara Singh, a forgotten Dogra warrior whose 1863 Battle of Yasin secured crucial northern frontiers. Discover ancient warrior traditions, indigenous knowledge systems, and the geopolitical significance of trans-Himalayan warfare.

Key Points
Battle of Yasin 1863 - strategic victory in extreme northern frontiers
Dogra Kingdom expansion under Maharaja Gulab Singh and Ranbir Singh
Ancient Sanatan Shastra Vidya warrior traditions and Vartiya practices
Geopolitical importance of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Great Game era
Family archives revealing weapons, Victorian swords, and ancestral homes

Books:
1. https://www.amazon.in/Gilgit-Agency-1...
2. https://www.amazon.in/Murder-Hindu-Ku...
3. https://www.amazon.in/Great-Game-Reis...

About the Speaker
Venus Upadhayaya is a Senior Reporter, India and South Asia for the NY based Epoch Times. She's originally from the Shivalik hills of Jammu, a Dogra by ethnicity. She's also authoring a series titled: From Kashmir to Haridwar based on her research into the history, culture and Geo-politics of her region.

Topics covered
00:00:08: Kashmir to Haridwar ancestry research - Shivalik region family memoirs and anecdotes
00:03:20: General Hoshiyara Singh's preserved home - 200-year-old mud-wood architecture
00:03:40: Battle axe and Victorian sword collection - British crown emblem weapons
00:05:02: Akhanda Jyoti temple lamp - 160+ years continuous flame tradition
00:06:15: Treaty of Amritsar 1846 - 75 lakh rupee Kashmir transfer to Gulab Singh
00:07:14: Gilgit region instability - five dynastic changes in 25 years before 1846
00:08:40: British-Russian-Chinese tri-junction - geopolitical significance of Gilgit
00:09:28: 1853 Dardh attacks - 1000 Dogras killed, Gurkha families massacred at Gilgit Fort
00:11:25: 1860 Dogra reconquest - seven-year campaign to retake Gilgit Fort
00:12:20: 1863 Battle of Yasin - General Hoshiyara Singh leads Ram Gol Prathoon force
00:13:52: Yasin geographic importance - Indus to Oxus Basin high-altitude pass connection
00:14:20: Ram Gol Prathoon composition - 5000-6000 men including Yusufi, Bonar, Swat forces
00:15:05: Madhuri Fort massacre - complete elimination including women and children
00:16:08: Royal court manipulation - fabricated accusations against returning victorious general
00:17:15: Canon execution attempt - weapon reportedly turned toward accusers
00:18:00: General Zoravar Singh comparison - Napoleon of India, Ladakh conquest success
00:20:27: Hospital poisoning allegations - Udhampur treatment facility conspiracy claims
00:21:05: Exhibition 55 years ago - weapons, clothes, personal objects public display
00:22:30: Geographic journey analysis - 2700 feet to 13000 feet altitude warfare capability
00:23:51: George Hayward exploration 1870 - Royal Geography Society gold medallist investigation
00:24:30: Madhuri Fort skeletal evidence - hundreds of skulls discovered seven years later
00:26:25: Gurudev Nidar Singh Nihang meeting - Sanatan Shastra Vidya tradition confirmation
00:30:45: Shaligram and Vartiya practices - eleven stones carried, silver Devi totem in turban
00:33:30: Victimhood narrative crisis - intellectual challenge of historical interpretation
00:36:00: Propaganda manipulation - selective historical chunks used for specific agendas
00:37:20: New strength definition - moral upstanding, education, development focus needed

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