| Ranbir Singh | |
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| Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Reign | 20 February 1856 – 12 September 1885 |
| Predecessor | Gulab Singh |
| Successor | Pratap Singh |
| Born | August 1830 Ramgarh, (present-day Jammu and Kashmir, India) |
| Died | 12 September 1885 (aged 55) |
| Issue | Pratap Singh and 5 others |
| House | Rajput |
| Father | Gulab Singh |
| Mother | Rani Rakwal |
| Religion | Hinduism[1] |
Ranbir Singh GCIE (August 1830 – 12 September 1885) was Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir from 1856 until his death in 1885.
Ranbir Singh was the third son of Gulab Singh, the founder of the Jammu and Kashmir state. Ranbir Singh ascended the throne in 1856 after Gulab Singh's abdication due to his poor health. Unlike European women and children, Indian mutineers were not allowed to take refuge in his state. He also sent his troops to help the British to besiege Delhi. He was subsequently rewarded for his behaviour during the mutiny. He went on to annex Gilgit which had previously witnessed a rebellion against the state. The princely states of Hunza and Nagar started paying tributes to Jammu and Kashmir during his reign. He also established a modern judicial system. Civil and criminal laws were compiled into the Ranbir Penal Code during his reign. Ranbir Singh was a scholar of Sanskrit and Persian languages and had many books translated.