KANGRA FORT
History Of The Fort
The history of the fort reveals that it
attracted numerous eyes that wished to control the region. In those days it was
said that the person who holds the Kangra fort will be the one who ruled over
Kangra. Accordingly, the king of Kashmir, Shreshta became the first one to
conquer the fort in 470 AD. In 1009 AD, Mohammad of Gazni set his eyes on the
fort and ransacked it. He took away with him 7 lakh gold coins, 28 tonne
utensils mode of gold and silver and 8 tonnes of diamond and pearls.
The next two attack on the fort were made by Muhammad Tughlaq (in 1337) and Feroze Shah ( in 1357). A quick period of peace was soon followed by another attack. This one came from Khan Jahan, a commander of Sher Shah Suri in the year 1540. Less than a century later, Jahangir himself occupied the fort in 1620. 1781 saw the fort passing into the hands of Jassa Singh Kanhaya while five years later Maharaja Sansar Chand became its owner. Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured it in 1809 and finally in 1846, the Kangra fort fell into the hands of the British power
History Of The FortThe next two attack on the fort were made by Muhammad Tughlaq (in 1337) and Feroze Shah ( in 1357). A quick period of peace was soon followed by another attack. This one came from Khan Jahan, a commander of Sher Shah Suri in the year 1540. Less than a century later, Jahangir himself occupied the fort in 1620. 1781 saw the fort passing into the hands of Jassa Singh Kanhaya while five years later Maharaja Sansar Chand became its owner. Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured it in 1809 and finally in 1846, the Kangra fort fell into the hands of the British power
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