"“They asked me for grain, horses, and men. I gave grain. I hid the men.”"
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Virendra Mohan Dar
Maharaja Virendra Vasudev Mohan Dar also ویرِندرا واسودِو موهان دار (c. 14 September 1758 – 3 February 1821) was a Kashmiri Pandit noble, Maharaja, founder of Dar Raj and regional power-broker in the Jammu hills, active during the Durrani Rule, late Mughal collapse, Afghan incursions, and the early rise of Dogra authority.
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