Kangra State
| Kangra State Kangra-Lambagraon Estate कांगड़ा |
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Princely state until 1810. Estate of Lambagraon (Annexed by the British Raj) after 1846 |
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| • | Established | c. 1400 | |||
| • | Independence of India | 1948 | |||
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| • | 1931 | 324 km2(125 sq mi) | |||
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| • | 1931 | 1,625,000 | |||
| Density | 5,015.4 /km2 (12,989.9 /sq mi) | ||||
| Today part of | Himachal Pradesh, India | ||||
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. |
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Kangra-Lambagraon was a historical princely estate (jagir) located in the Punjab region (present-day state of Himachal Pradesh). In 1947, the estate comprised 437 villages, encompassing an area of 324 km2. It had with a Privy Purse of Rs 70,000/- and enjoyed a revenue of approx. Rs.1,76,000/-.
The rulers of the estate belonged to the ancient dynasty of Rajputs which had ruled the former Kangra State. Kangra is credited with being the oldest and largest state in the Punjab Hills.
Kangra State was extinguished and annexed by Sikh Empire in 1810. Its ruler was granted the jagir of Lambagraon by Treaty of Jawalamukhi. In 1846 Kangra was annexed to British India as part of the Treaty of Lahore.
According to legend, the state of Kangra, also called Bhim Kot, Nagar-Kot, Susarmapura, Katoch, Jalandhara and Trigarta, dates back to 4300 BC. The first modern recorded mention of the state, however, is from the 11th century AD. The Katoch dynasty are reputed to have ruled the town of Kangra and its vicinity since time immemorial. Several very extended interregnums are acknowledged.
During the period c.1620–1783 the area was placed under the control of a Mughal garrison. As the Mughal power waned, many former officers of the Mughal empire took autonomous charge of the areas under their power and this situation affected Kangra. Meanwhile (in 1758), Ghamand Chand, a supposed scion of the dispossessed family, attained a position of power in the Punjab plains, being appointed governor of Jalandhar by Ahmed Shah Abdali. Building upon this ascendency, Ghamand Chand's grandson Sansar Chand rallied an army, ousted the then ruler of Kangra, Saif Ali Khan, and gained possession of his patrimony. This happened in 1783, and Sansar Chand was aided by the Kanhaiya misl, one of several informal but armed militias of Sikhs that roamed the Punjab in that era.
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