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