Sukh Jiwan Mal

Sukh Jiwan Mal
Sukh Jiwan Mal
Raja of Kashmir
Reign	June 1754 – October 1762
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Position abolished
Prime Minister	Abu'l Hasan Bandey (1754–1757, 1758); Mir Muqim Kanth (1757–1758); Pandit Mahanand Dhar (1758–1762)
Governor of Kashmir
	In office; 1753 – June 1754
Monarch	Ahmad Shah Durrani
Deputy	Khwaja Kijak Khan
Preceded by	Abdullah Khan Kabuli
Succeeded by	Nur-ud-Din Khan Bamzai (1762)
Deputy Governor of Kashmir
	In office; 1752–1753
Monarch	Ahmad Shah Durrani
Governor	Abdullah Khan Kabuli
Preceded by	Abdullah Khan Kabuli
Succeeded by	Khwaja Kijak Khan
Personal details
Born	c. 1720; Bhera, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	1762; Lahore, Durrani Empire (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Occupation	Soldier; officer; advisor; politician;
Religion	Hinduism
Military service
Allegiance	Durrani Empire; Kingdom of Kashmir
Branch/service	Durrani Army; Kashmiri Army
Rank	Lieutenant; Faujdar; Naib-Sipahsalar; Subedar
Battles/wars	Afghan–Mughal War Siege of Srinagar (1748); Battle of Shopian (1752); ; Afghan–Kashmir War Baramulla Offensive; Battle of Poonch (1754); Battle of Sialkot (1758); Battle of Chera Har (1762); ; Afghan–Maratha War Third Battle of Panipat; ;

Sukh Jiwan Mal was the Raja of Kashmir from 1754 to 1762. He rose from the rank of a soldier to a governor (amir) and then finally became a ruler. He was the last independent monarch of Kashmir.