Kunihar

Palace of Kunihar Prncely State

Palace of Kunihar Prncely State 2nd part

Kunihar (princely state) is a valley situated between the mountains in the Solan district, which is also known as "Hatkot" and "Choti Vilayat." Kunihar a small valley, surrounded by a small river (translated as Kuni Khudd) in shape of garland (translated as Har) so he named it "Kunihar" during his visit.

Location

Kunihar is situated 42 km from Shimla (going on the way to the Jubarhatti Airport) and 40 km from Solan (going via Subathu).

History

Kunihar was founded in 1154 by Abhoj Dev, a Raghubansi rajput from Akhnoor in Jammu. The state was occupied by Nepal from 1803 to 1815.^[1] The rulers of the state used the title of 'Thakur'.

Thakurs of Kunihar

• 1815 - 1816 Mungri Das
• 1816 - 1866 Kishen Singh
• 1866 - 1905 Tegh Singh
• 1905 - 15 Aug 1947 Hardev Singh

Gallery

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  Palace of Kunihar
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  Temple and back side view of palace of Kunihar
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  Temple in palace of Kunihar Prncely State
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  Palace of Kunihar Prncely State
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  Palace of Kunihar Princely State
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  Documents related to Kunihar Princely State
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  Documents related to Kunihar Princely State
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  Documetns related to earstwhile Kunihar Princely State
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  Sword presented to Guru Gobind Singh to the then ruler of Kunihar Princely State
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  Grandson of Sh. Hardev Singh, last ruler of Kunihar Princely State showing Sword presented to Guru Gobind Singh to the then ruler of Kunihar Princely State

References

1. http://rulers.org/indstat2.html