battle camp

The name Opal comes from three sources. One is the Latin word "Opalus". The second one is from your Greek word "Opalliois" meaning a difference of colour lastly from your ancient Sanskrit word "Upala" meaning precious stone. If one speaks of gemstone over these tongues the saying Opal would be Opallious upala, which suggests precious stone.Which shows of assorted colours when shifted against light. With this in view they authorized the Sikh Army to cross the Sutlej in the headlong confrontation with all the English. Ranjit had signed a treaty with all the British that forbade him to cross the Sutlej River, but it was broken. The English were however getting ready for that conflict and they also had spies inside Lahore Durbar, with the Prime Minister, the grandfather of the present Kashmir ruler( Now deposed) Karan Singh being in league with them and plotting the defeat from the Sikh Army. This service is at return for him being made the Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir.