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Katoch is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Katoch Clan is considered to be oldest Ruling Royal Dynasty of the world. Their areas of residence are mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh , Punjab , and Uttarakhand , and the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir . [ 3 ]
From that point on, save one or two rulers, all rulers of the Katoch dynasty vanshavali can be traced down to the last king. [ 15 ] The Trigarta capital was moved from Jalandhara to Nagarkot (Kangra) in 1070 A.D. due to constant contact in Jalandhar with various ambitious invading forces who usually were en route to central India.
Kangra-Lambagraon was a historical state and later princely estate (jagir) of British India located in the present-day state of Himachal Pradesh. [citation needed]The rulers of the estate belonged to the ancient Katoch dynasty [1] which had ruled the former Kangra State.
Kangra Fort was built by the Katoch Dynasty of the Rajputs. [2] [6] The earliest still existing remains inside the fort are Jain and Brahminical temples dated to c. 9-10 century A.D. The earliest recorded reference to the Kangra fort dates from the time of this fort's invasion by Mahmud Ghazni in 1009 A.D.
Katochs suffixed 'Chandra' to their names until the rise of the Sikh dynasty in Punjab after which some clan members started suffixing 'Singh' also. Until the reforms of the 1930s, the Katoch women were only married westward, generally to the Pathania and Jamwal/ Jamuwal men. [1] The branches of the Trigarta Raje Dynasty are: Katoch clan. Off ...
Kangra is known for having one of the oldest serving Royal Dynasty in the world, the Katoch of the Kangra State. [6] In 1758, Raja Ghamand Chand was appointed nazim or governor of Jullundur Doab under the Afghans. Ghamand Chand was a brave and strong ruler who restored the prestige of Kangra.
The Kangra kingdom was established by the Rajputs of the Katoch dynasty, and ruled the kingdom from the 11th century to 1810, when it was annexed by the Sikh Empire. [8] In 1333 during the Battle of Kangra, the Katoch kings successfully retreated the Tughlaq forces of Firuz Shah Tughlaq. [9]
Tira Sujanpur, also known as Sujanpur Tira or Sujanpur Tihra, is a town and municipal council in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh.Founded in the 18th century by the Katoch dynasty, the town is located midst the Himalayan foothills on the southern bank of the Beas River.