Kunihar

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.

Palace of Kunihar Prncely State
Palace of Kunihar Prncely State 2nd part

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 Akhnoor in Jammu. The state was occupied by Nepal from 1803 to 1815.[1] The rulers of the state used the title of 'Thakur'.

Rulers

The rulers bore the title of Thakur.[2][3]

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

See also

http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html

References
  1. http://rulers.org/indstat2.html
  2. "Indian states before 1947 K-W". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. "Indian Princely States K-Z". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

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