![]() ![]() The Chinese pilgrim Hieun Tsang visited Jalandhara in 635 A.D.The Europeans travelers who visited Kangra were:įoster and Moorcraft did not visit Kangra but passed through the outer hills of Kangra. Trigarta is identified as Katoch dynasty in recent times.In the Tarik-i-Yamini, Utbi the private secretary of Mahmud Ghazni called Nagarkot as Bhimnagar, but Farishta refers to it as Bhimkot.Traditionally, the Nagarkot fort is said to have been founded by Raja Susharma Chandra.The original seat of the family was at Multan. Susharma Chandra (traditional founder of Trigarta), the 234 th King from the founder of the dynasty Bhuma Chand (mythical progenitor), is identified with King Susharma of Mahabharata sided with Kauravas against Pandavas and attacked King Virata of Matasyadesa.Cunningham, the first historical notice to Jalandhara is to be found in the work of Ptolemy, the Greek geographer where it is called Kalindarine. in the writings of Sanskrit writer Panini who called Trigarta as Ayudhajivi Sangha a warrior community. The first historical mention of Trigarta is found in the 5 th century B.C.The pine tree forests between Jadrangal and Palampur is called Brindavan or Bindravan after the wife of Jalandhara. The third account confines Jalandhara’s body to Kangra valley.According to the second account, Jalandhara was killed by Vishnu.Cunningham was the first to draw attention to the history of Trigarta in detail. His wife was Barinda and he was killed by Lord Shiva. Cunningham, Trigarta derived its name from the demon Jalandhara, the son of Ganga and Ocean, mention of which has been made in Padma Purana. 4 coins of Kushanas rulers found in Kanihara and 3 coins of Kunindas in Jwalamukhi.Out of the 360 coins of Audumbaras, 103 coins have been found near Tripal and Jwalamukhi of Kangra district.An almond-shaped stone axe has been found at the village Nandrool near Kangra. More remnants of the Stone Age have been found in Nadaun on the bank of River Beas.Mahapatra found 52 stone axes in the village Rahaur on the bank of River Banganga. Some evidence of Stone Age has been found in this region.The Plain areas and Hill areas of Trigarta were called as Jallandhara and Nagarkot.The name Trigarta also finds mention in Puranas and Rajtaringini. Kangra was a part of ancient ‘Trigarta’ during the Mahabharata time which means the territory drained by three rivers the Satluj, the Beas and the Ravi. Read here: Brief Geography of District Kangraĭuring ancient times, the name of Kangra was ‘Nagarkot’ or ‘Bhimkot’. We have published an article for you on this particular topic. Before you dive into the world of reading History of District Kangra, we recommend you to understand or get an idea about the brief geography of District Kangra. ![]()
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