Katoch

Katoch is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan with unbroken bloodline established in 4300B.C. There areas of residence are mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh , Jammu, Punjab, and Uttarakhand. Traditionally resided in Kangra Fort, Trigarta Kingdom, Jalandhar, Multan.

They descend from the Trigarta dynasty mentioned in the Mahabharata. Historically, they ruled over Multan, Jalandhar, and Kangra. Porus also belonged to Katoch clan. Multan Fort, built around 800 A.D. and Kangra fort built after Mahabharata war, both were built by Katoch clan, establishing their antiquity.

Katoch Rajputs have five sub-clans Jaswal Dynasty, Sipaia Dynasty, Guleria Dynasty, Dadwal Dynasty and Chibhal Dynasty and also Kathait/Kathela Rawat in Garhwal and kumoan region of Uttarakhand are the descendent of Katoch who Migrated From kangra, Himachal Pradesh to Uttarakhand.

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