As Gulab Singh realizes that age is not on his side, he decides to coronate his son and gets him to be king in his own lifetime. Meanwhile, as his life is fading away, the problems of the 1857 mutiny turn up at his doorsteps.

While Jammu Kashmir sees a family dispute, Lahore sees another Anglo Sikh War. Gulab Singh's role in the same on the face seems one siding the British. But was it really the case?

Also, the heir apparent Ranbir Singh starts coming to the fore, making a name for himself.

Learn more in the latest chapter of Gulab - The Podcast.

Circumstances shift, and so do fortunes. As an enraged Rani Jindan Kaur swore to take revenge from the Khalsa troops, a war is triggered with the British East India Company that changes the fortunes of many a figure in the darbar, including that of Raja Gulab Singh.

Many of his kinsmen die, yet Gulab Singh becomes victim to the intrigues and stratagem of the Lahore Durbar's grandees. Despite much pain inflicted on him in person, Gulab Singh manages to stave off a life threatening period to see another day, with the tide turning in his favour in ways only the divine can will

Dhian Singh becomes part of the plot to assassinate him and Maharaja Sher Singh. While Suchet Singh and Dhian Singh's son Raja Hira Singh take revenge, soon things turn for the worse. Thanks to the madness of Pandit Jalla, Suchet Singh, Hira Singh and Jalla himself see a gory end to themselves.

After Zorawar Singh's death, Ladakh and Gilgit were swarmed by enemy forces. It takes skill to secure without Gulab Singh's presence. Gulab Singh himself is supposed to help the British on Maharaja Sher Singh's orders, who has nefarious plans up his sleeve for the Dhian Singh and Gulab Singh.

In this final part on the life and conquests of Mian Zorawar Singh, we look into the ill fated Tibet campaign that led to his eventual demise. We delve into sources from Indian historians and primary Chinese sources (who called the Dogras as Shen-pas or Singhs) to delve into the campaign record and note the legacy of the man in the Tibetan lands that endures to this day.

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We traverse into the harsh terrain of Baltistan, as we follow the bravado of the Dogra soldiers led by the military genius of Mian Zorawar Singh and his mavericks which led to the conquest of Baltistan. From battling soldiers to losing limbs to frostbite, dive into the world of the 1840 campaign.