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IMPORTANT FACTS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
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| IMPORTANT FACTS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH |
(A)Founder of Himachal Princely State and their Founding year –
| S. No. | State/ Princely states | Founder | Founding Year |
| 1 | Sibba state | Shivram Chandra | 1450 AD |
| 2 | Dada Sibba | Sivaran Chandra | 1550 AD |
| 3 | Guler State | Harichand | 1405 AD |
| 4 | Mahalog Princely state | Veer Chand | – |
| 5 | Trigarta State | Susharma | 13th century |
| 6 | Kuthar Princely state | Surat Chand | – |
| 7 | Modern Kullu | Ratanbhadra | – |
| 8 | Kunihar Princely state | Abojdev | 1154 AD |
| 9 | Kahlur Princely state | Veerchandra Chandel | 900 AD |
| 10 | Bhagat Princely state | Ajaydev | – |
| 11 | Nalagarh (Hondur) State | Ajaychand | 1100 AD |
| 12 | Sirmaur Princely state | Subhansh Prakash | 1195 AD |
| 13 | Chamba Princely state | Maruvarman | 550 AD |
| 14 | Ratesh Princely state | Ramsingh | – |
| 15 | Jaswan state | Puravchand | 1170 AD |
| 16 | Keonthal state | GiriSen | 1211 AD |
| 17 | Sujanpur Princely state | Ghamand Chand | – |
| 18 | Ancient Kullu | Vihangam Manipal | – |
| 19 | Datarpur state | Datarchand | 1550 AD |
| 20 | Saari state | Moolchand | – |
| 21 | Nurpur state | Jhetpaal | 1000 AD |
| 22 | Jubbal state | KaranChand | – |
| 23 | Mandi Princely state | Baan Sen | 1300 AD |
| 24 | Theog Princely state | Jaychand | 1667 AD |
| 25 | Suket state | Veer Sen | 1288 AD |
| 26 | Delath Princely state | Prithvi Singh | – |
| 27 | Balsan Princely state | Alok Singh | 12th Century |
| 28 | Bhajji Princely state | Charu Raja | – |
| 29 | Kumar Sen Princely state | Kiratchand | 11th Century |
| 30 | Darkoti Princely state | Durga Singh | – |
(B)Historical City-
| S.No. | City | Founder | Establishment year (AD) | District |
| 1 | Bilaspur | Deepchand | 1654 | Bilaspur |
| 2 | Hamirpur | Hamirchand | 1700 | Hamirpur |
| 3 | Sujanpur | Abhaychand | 1748 | Hamirpur |
| 4 | Dagshai | British | 19th century | Solan |
| 5 | Supathu | British | 1816 | Solan |
| 6 | Kasauli | British | 1841 | Solan |
| 7 | Bijapur City | Vijayram Chand | – | Kangra |
| 8 | Alampur | Alamchand | 1697 | Kangra |
| 9 | Sunder Nagar | Garud Sen | 1712 | Mandi |
| 10 | Jubbal | Rana Tegchand | 16th century | Shimla |
| 11 | Rampur | Rajaram Singh | – | Shimla |
| 12 | Mandi | Ajbar Sen | 1526 | Mandi |
| 13 | Nahan | Karm Prakash | 1621 | Sirmaur |
| 14 | Shimla | Major Kennedy | 1822 | Shimla |
| 15 | Chamba | Sahil Varman | 920 | Chamba |
| 16 | Dalhousie | Lord Dalhousie | 1854 | Chamba |
| 17 | Kullu | Vihang Manipal | 1500 B.C. | Kullu |
| 18 | Kangra | Susharma Chand | – | Kangra |
(C) Ancient Name –
| S. No. | Current Name | Ancient Name | District |
| 1 | Sunder Nagar | Baneed (Barred) | Mandi |
| 2 | Baijnath | Kir Gram | Kangra |
| 3 | Bilaspur Princely state(city) | Kahlur (Beaspur) | Bilaspur |
| 4 | Sarahan | Sonitpur | Shimla |
| 5 | Una | Jaswan | Una |
| 6 | Nurpur | Dhamri (Bhamin) | Kangra |
| 7 | Bharmour | Brahmapur | Chamba |
| 8 | Kangra (Kangra City) | Trigart (Nagarkot) | Kangra |
| 9 | Kullu | Kullut | Kullu |
| 10 | Nalagarh | Handoor | Solan |
| 11 | Kinnaur | Chini | Kinnaur |
(D) Historical Buildings and Articles –
| S. No. | Buildings and Articles | Constructor | Location |
| 1 | Kangra Fort | Susharma Chand | Kangra |
| 2 | Jaitak Durg | Ranjore Singh | Nahan |
| 3 | Nahan Durg | Karm Prakash | Nahan |
| 4 | Sheeshmahal and Motimahal | Fateh Chand Prakash | Nahan |
| 5 | Ranital Bagh | Shamsher Singh | Nahan |
| 6 | Rabingarh Durg | Veer Prakash | Rabingarh |
| 7 | “Rani Ka Kot” Durg | Sevant Sen | Suket Princely State |
| 8 | Sarkhpur Durg | Sidh Sen | Mandi Princely State |
| 9 | Damdama Mahal | Suraj sen | Mandi |
| 10 | Kamlagarh Durg | Suraj Sen | Mandi Princely State |
| 11 | Shahpur Fort | Bhaktmal | Shahpur (Kangra) |
| 12 | Makout Kurg | Salim Shah Sur | Nurpur (Kangra) |
| 13 | Nagarkot Fort | Susharma | Nagarkot (Kangra) |
| 14 | Jagatkhana and Swarghat | Heera chand | Bilaspur |
| 15 | Tank Sanghvana | Vijay Chand | Bilaspur |
| 16 | Rang Mahal | Vijay Chand | Bilaspur |
| 17 | Chatipur Fort | Sansar Chand | Jhanjhar Dhar (Bilaspur) |
| 18 | Rajghosna Written on stone | Ashok | Kalsi (Uttarakhand) |
| 19 | Handoor Fort | Kalyan Chand | Nalagarh |
| 20 | Chamba Rangmahal | Umaid Singh | Chamba |
| 21 | Nada Mahal | Umaid Singh | Rajnagar |
| 22 | Taragarh Fort | Jagat Singh | Tara Garh (Chamba) |
| 23 | Divari Kothi and Saichunala Stone Article | Lalit Varman | Pangi (Chamba) |
| 24 | Iron Thikri stone Article | Jasata Varman | Churah (Chamba) |
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