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In the pre-modern period, the hill states of the modern
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of Lahore. By the treaty that followed, The Gurkha army was expelled by
Maharajas Sansar Chand and Ranjit Singh. As part of the treaty, Kangra fort was gifted to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and also annexed the most fertile part of the Kangra valley, reducing the Katochs of Kangra to control all of
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The Kangra fort is situated at a peculiar strategical situation overlooking deep furrows leading to wide spanned stream. The fort, now in ruins, once commanded respect among the hill chieftains... It was popularly known as
Nagarkot or Kot Kangra. Kot denotes a fort and Nagar denotes a town, so
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collectively it meant the fort of the town. The clan who ruled Kot Kangra was named Katoch after Kot. In fact, this fort was so peculiar in its situation and formidable features that it became a unique structure among the prevailing forts. So the clan ruling this fort was known as Katoch.
192:(r. 1775–1823) established the supremacy of Kangra over all the surrounding hill states and captured lands till Lahore(later lost to Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh). During his reign, Kangra became a major centre for the arts and several palaces were built.
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Katochs, Sikhs, and Marathas, led to the decline of the Mughal power. This led Raja Ghamand Chand (r. 1751–1774) to recover the fort and he also recovered most of the territory earlier ceded to the Mughals. His grandson, Maharaja
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Until the reforms of 1930s, the Katoch women were only married westward, generally to the
Pathania and Jamwal/Jamuwal men and vice-versa. The higher the sub-clan rated its own status, the farther away towards the west they tended to marry.
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Katochs suffixed 'Chandra' to their names until the rise of the Sikh dynasty in Punjab, after which some clan members started suffixing 'Singh' also. However, most clan members today, including in the sub-clans, suffix Chand.
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over which they had the rights of revenue and magisterial authority. Eventually, the title of
Maharaja was restored to the Katoch clan in 1870 and the Kangra fort was returned to the clan in 1905.
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captured the Kangra fort in 1610, annexing the surrounding area. The Mughal control was limited, however. The rulers of the states retained a fair degree of independence.
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to Delhi and were executed by the emperor. Emporer Akbar had failed to conquer them despite a siege of 10 years. Then they were brought under the
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