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The Kangra fort & its volatile history.
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A look at the history of the Kangra fort shows that the structure was built by the Rajputs of Katoch dynasty. The ancestry of this dynasty can be traced back to the ancient Trigata Kingdom, which is depicted in the Mahabharata.

@Go_Movie_Mango @Mughal_imperial @Royal_Mughals @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 It was attacked by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1009 AD, which resulted in massive destruction and loot, and some sources say that he carried away “7 lakh gold coins, 28 tonne utensils made of gold and silver and 8 tonnes of diamond and pearls“.

@Go_Movie_Mango @Mughal_imperial @Royal_Mughals @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 In 1337, it was attacked by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, and later again in 1357 by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, but despite the attacks the fort remained with the Katoch dynasty.

@Go_Movie_Mango @Mughal_imperial @Royal_Mughals @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 It was much later in 1620, when after a siege of fourteen months, the Mughal Emperor Jahangir finally conquered it, and garrisoned his army to keep the hill chiefs under control.

@Go_Movie_Mango @Mughal_imperial @Royal_Mughals @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 In 1789, after the Mughal Empire declined, Raja Sansar Chand – II managed to recover his ancestral fort.

(Pic:- Raja Sansar Chand Attacking Kangra Fort)

@Go_Movie_Mango @Mughal_imperial @Royal_Mughals @Redhotpedia @imgarv786 However in 1809, Maharaja Ranjit Singh took over the control of the fort and it remained with the Sikhs until 1846, after which the British took over.

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