Kunihar
Palace of Kunihar Prncely State
Palace of Kunihar Prncely State 2nd part
Kunihar is a valley town in the Solan district, which is also known as "Hatkot" and "Choti Vilayat." Kunihar is situated, alongside Kuni Rivulet,a small river or Khad in shape of garland or Har so is the name.
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
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Palace of Kunihar
Temple and back side view of palace of Kunihar
Temple in palace of Kunihar Prncely State- Palace of Kunihar Prncely State
Palace of Kunihar Princely State
Documents related to Kunihar Princely State
Documents related to Kunihar Princely State
Documents related to earstwhile Kunihar Princely State
Sword presented to Guru Gobind Singh to the then ruler of Kunihar Princely State
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
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