An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kullu Part - II , Brief History of district Kullu .

An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kullu Part - II ,Brief History of district Kullu  :-  

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History of district Kullu   can be studied  one documented history and secondly  Mythological history . Let us know about the documented history of Kullu in first phase . 

On first November 1966 The re organization of Punjab Act Was passed  by the Government of India and the hilly areas of Punjab were merged in Himachal Pradesh , thus Kangra , Hamirpur , Una and Kullu districts came into existence on 1st  November 1966.

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As per historical references like inscriptions on the coins , references of travellers  the history of Kullu has been traced about 2000 years back .

As per speculations

 the word Kullu might have been derived from word " Kuluta "

View of Kullu valley 

The word Kuluta was found inscribed on the coin from the first century AD . On that coin the inscription   is  " Virayasa  , King of Kuluta ." The first Raja of Kuluta was Virayasa  .

The Chinese trevelar scholar Hiuen Tsang  is believed to have been described Kullu  as Kiu - lu- to  situated at 117 miles  to the North East of Jalandhar .

The track has also been referred toas " Kulantapitha , which translates to " the  territory which marks the end Kula which means the end of the habitable world .

According to the known history of Kullu  the kingdom of Kullu was founded in the first century AD by Raja Behangamani Pal who is speculated to hav come from Paryag  Alahabad .

The people of Kullu were under the regime of Thakurs of Spiti  at that period  Raja Behangamani Pal overthrew the regime of Thakurs and established his Kingdom in first century AD. Thus first ruling dynasty of Kullu .

Rajas of Pal dynasty ruled the Kullu till about 1450 AD and Raja Kelas Pal was the last in that line .

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