DOGRA  , a

race of Hill Rajputs in India, inhabiting Kashmir and the adjacent valleys of the Himalayas . They form the ruling race in Kashmir . "Dogra " is the name given to the country round Jammu, and is said to be derived from a word meaning the " two lakes," as the original home of the Dogra people was situated between the lakes of Siroensar and Mansar . There are numerous castes in the Dogra country, and the Hindu, Mahommedan and Sikh religions are represented . All, whether Hindus or Mahommedans, whether high-born Rajputs of the Maharaja's caste or low-born menials, are known as Dogras . At the time of the first Sikh War the Dogras had a great reputation as soldiers, which they have worthily maintained in the ranks of the Indian native army . They are classed as fighting men with the Sikh and Punjabi Mahommedan . They distinguished themselves in the Hunza Nagar Expedition and the affair at Chilas in 1891, and in the Tirah campaign of 1897-98 .