History of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a most important hill station of India. It is at the north side of India. History of Himachal Pradesh is very interesting. About 2 million years ago man lived in the foothills of Himachal Pradesh, viz in the Bangana valley of Kangra, Sirsa valley of Nalagarh and Markanda valley of Sirmour. The foothills of the state were inhabited by people from Indus valley civilization which flourished between 2250 and 1750 B.C. People of Indus valley civilization pushed the original inhabitants of Ganga plains who were known as Kolorian people towards north. They moved to the hills of Himachal Pradesh where they could live peacefully and preserve their way of life. History of Himachal Pradesh is base of culture and festivals.
The state of Himachal Pradesh was called 'Deva Bhoomi ' or the Land of the Gods. There are evidences of the existence of the pre-historic humans in this region. It is generally believed that large inhabitants of this region had actually migrated from Central Asia and the Indian plains from time to time. The first race to enter Himachal Pradesh was Proto-Australoid followed by Mongoloid and the Aryan. Himachal Pradesh came into being as a part C State of Indian Union on 15th April, 1948 by integrating 30 big and small hill states.With this addition at that time, Himachal Pradesh constituted of ten districts, an area of 55,673 kilometres and population 28.12 lakh (1961 census). Since, 1st September, 1972 onwards, there had been no change in the administrative structure of HP. Presently, there are 12 districts, 52 Sub-divisions, 75 tehsils and 34 Sub-tehsils in Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh History
Rajput Period : A few decades after Harsha's death (647 A.D.), many Rajput states ascended in Rajasthan and Indus plains. They fought amongst themselves and the vanquished moved to the hills with their followers, where they set up small states or principalities. These states were Kangra, Nurpur, Suket (now Sundernagar), Mandi, Kutlehar, Baghal, Bilaspur, Nalagarh, Keonthal, Dhami, Kunihar, Bushahar, Sirmaur.
Mughal Rule : Mughal Influence(1500-1700 AD)In the early 16th century Mughal influence was beginning to be felt in Chamba and Kangra. Sadly the states were quarrelling between themselves thus making things even more complicated for themselves.In the meantime, the Sens of Mandi had become really strong and their kingdom big. Ajbar Sen (1527-34) became their grand ruler. But then in the mid-17th century the Kullu army ran over Mandi. Spiti, which was under Ladakh until this time, became independent in the late 16th century when the Baltis conquered Ladakh.
But only for a brief period, for the son of Jamyang Namgyal, the king of Ladakh, got it all back. Meanwhile Chamba fought with Kangra (1559), where the latter was defeated. But in a fight with Nurpur (which had Mughal support), Chamba lost. So Jagat Singh of Nurpur ruled Chamba till 1641, after which Prithvi Singh (a Varman) liberated his motherland. Luckily for Prithvi Singh, the Mughals stayed put and did not intervene. The Mughal armies finally barged into the Kangra fort in 1620, and Jahangir (ruled 1605-27) went visiting there two years later. But the Mughals left it at that, for they were a non-interfering lot in these hills.
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