The Hari Niwas Palace is a palace in

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. It overlooks the Tawi river on one side and on the other side the

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History

The palace was built for Sir Hari Singh, the last reigning

Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir The Dogra dynasty of Dogra Rajputs from the Shiwalik Himalayas created Jammu and Kashmir when all dynastic kingdoms in India were being absorbed by the East India Company. Events led the Sikh Empire to recognise Jammu as a vassal state in 1820, ...

(1895 - 1961), in the early 20th century, as a separate extension of 'Amar Mahal' (built in 1890) so he could entertain his guests after 1925, rather than at the older Mubarak Mandi Palace. Here he spent the last days of his stay in Jammu & Kashmir, before moving to

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(now Mumbai). The building is an

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structure. The descendants of the

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converted the palace into a heritage hotel in 1990. In the same compound "Amar Mahal Museum and Library" displays the 120 kg gold throne of Sir Hari Singh.

References

External links

Hari Niwas Palace, website
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