Diwan Dina Nath
Diwan Dina Nath (1795—1857), was an official of the durbar (court) of the Sikh Empire, whom served as the privy seal and finance minister, and later was conferred the title of Raja by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Early life Dina Nath was the son of Kashmiri Brahmin family, who were a governing Aristocracy of Kashmir, who migrated to Delhi in 1815, during the oppressive rule of the Afghan governors of the valley and later were instrumental in acquisition (along with Dewan Mokham Chand) of Kashmir to the Lahore Darbar. Career He served as civil and military administrator and counsellor of considerable influence at the Punjab court for well over three decades, He was also closely related to Diwan Ganga Ram, head of the military accounts and keeper of the privy seal at Lahore. In 1815, at the instance of Diwan Ganga Ram, Maharaja Ranjit Singh invited Dina Nath to Lahore and offered him the post of mutsaddi, or writer, in the department of military accounts. In 1826, when Diwan Ganga Ram died, Dina Nath succeeded him as the head of military finance, accounts, estates and commander of GhorCharas (Lancers cavalary). He headed the Military department (Asla baarood-Ordinance) and keeper of the