Kangra State
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Kangra-Lambagraon was a historical princely estate (jagir) of British India located in the present-day state of Himachal Pradesh.
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Kangra State | |||||||
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Princely state until 1810 Estate of Lambagraon | |||||||
11th century–1810 | |||||||
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Kangra district in a 1911 map of Punjab | |||||||
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• Established | 11th century | ||||||
• Annexation by the Sikh Empire | 1810 | ||||||
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Today part of | Himachal Pradesh, India |
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The rulers of the estate belonged to the ancient Katoch dynasty[1] which had ruled the former Kangra State.[citation needed] Kangra is credited with being the oldest and largest state in the Punjab Hills.[2]
In 1846 Kangra was annexed to British India[3] as part of the Treaty of Lahore.