Prem Nath Kaul

-born in 1846

-at the age of 5 a religious riot in his Kashmiri village ends with most of his family murdered

Offices held

1865-1866: Private of the Army of the Punjabi Empire
1866-1867: Lieutenant of the Army of the Punjabi Empire
1867-1868: Captain of the Army of the Punjabi Empire
1868-1872: Colonel of the Army of the Punjabi Empire
1872-1881: General of the Army of the Punjabi Empire

-at the age of 26 a very youthful general

-leads the conquest of Chitral

-especially intervention in Kafiristan and its heroic retreat with many Kafiristani refugees

-in 1881 reveals to Heads of Punjab > 1863-1882 Jawahar Singh [overthrown] an alleged plot by other generals

-leads to him becoming leader of the entire army after they get purged

1881-1883: Grand General of the Army of the Punjabi Empire

-leads coup leading Heads of Punjab > 1882-1883 Dalip Singh [overthrown] to become Maharaja

-after he tries to shut down constituent assembly Kaul overthrows him

1883-1883: Sardar of the Punjabi Republic [provisional]
1883-1890: Grand General of the Punjabi Republic

-suppresses Pahari rebellions in the field

-famously destroys the entire town of Jammu

-posts troops just outside its temples, mosques, and one gurdwara and destroys all the rest

1890-1903: Sardar of the Punjabi Republic