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==Military Career==
[[File:Miniature painting of Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya with a fly-whisk attendant. Family atelier of Purkhu of Kangra, ca.1785.jpg|thumb|Miniature painting of Gurbaksh Singh Kanhaiya with a fly-whisk attendant. Family atelier of Purkhu of Kangra, ca.1785]]
In 1778, a quarrel arose between Ramgarhia and Kanhaiyas, [[Jai Singh Kanhaiya]] and [[Haqiqat Singh Kanhaiya]]
In 1783, Sansar Chand invited Jai Singh Kanhaiya to help get him [[Kangra Fort]], Jai Singh deputed Gurbaksh Singh to [[Kangra district|Kangra]], He besieged the fort, Saif Ali Khan died when the siege was going on, his son Jiwan Khan took the charge of defenses, Gurbaksh Singh suggested to Sansar Chand to offer temptation of cash and jagir to the Jiwan Khan for surrendering the fort to the Raja, when negotiation were completed, Gurbaksh Singh secretly hinted treachery on the part of Raja, and offered a large sum of money on his own behalf to Jiwan Khan, On receiving the heavy bribe Jiwan Khan admitted Sikh troops inside the fort to the sheer chargin of the Raja, Gurbaksh Singh established his authority over all the Kangra hills up to [[Palanpur]].<ref name="Singha, Bhagata 1993">Singha, Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Patiala, India:Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.</ref>
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