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

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

Nagar Castle Kullu 

Capital of Kullu at one time 

The documented history up to 1450 AD is that Pal  dynasty ruled the kingdom . The next 50 years from 1450 AD to 1500 AD does not appear in the documented history . 

In this period it appears that Thakurs and Ranas might have captured  the power in this region .

View of Raghunath temple Kullu 

In 1500 AD Sidh Singh became the Raja of Kullu  , the first Raja of Singh dynasty . As per folklore Devi Hadimba granted the kingdom to Raja Sidh Singh . Devi Hadimba is is considered as Patron Diety   and grandmother of the Royal dynasty till today . 

Raha Rupi Mehal Kullu 

Raja Jagat Singh ruled Kullu from 1637 AD to 1672 AD. He incorporated Lag in Kullu State . The capital of Kullu was Jagat sukh  from where the state is ruled for twelve generations . Raja Visudh Pal transferred the capital to Nagar and later Raja Jagat Singh transferred it to Sultanpur .

Once a Brahmin cursed Raja Jagat Singh  then to remove the curse Raja Jagat Singh brought the idol of Raghunath from Ayodhya and put it on Throne . Then he declared himself as the first sarvent of the temple  . Since then   The Rahas of Kullu ruled the state in the name of Raghunath  who is the principal Diety of Kullu Valley .   

View of Nagar castle Kullu 

During the rule of Mughals  the Kullu was subjected  to the suzerainty of Mughals and were paying the tribute to Mughal Empire .

The boundaries of Kullu state  in 1672 AD  were extended   upto river Satluj in South and outer Saraj  the present Nirmand and Ani became part of Kullu along Jagaatkhana, Brao and  Luhri  on right bank of river Satluj were defining boundaries .

Krishna Temple Naggar Kullu 

Under the regime of Raja Man Singh the Upper Lahaul in the North and up to Shimla in South became territorial part of Kullu . 

When the Mughal Empire came to an end around about 1800 A D  Kullu state started paying tribute to Gurkhas and Raja Sansar Chand Raja of Kangra . During 1839  Raja Ajit Singh  lost Kullu and came under The control of Sikhs  . In 1846 the Kullu came under British Empire  as a part of Kangra district.   Thus  Kullu and Lahaul Spiti  became sub divisions of Kangra under the control of Assistant Commissioner  .

Beautiful View of Kullu  Town Bank of Beas river 

Thakur Singh was given  sovereign power with in the Jagir of Rupi  by the British and in 1852 to his  Gain Singh was given title of Rai instead of Raja .

In 1963 Kullu was made district of Punjab and on 1st November 1966 Punjab reorganization took place and Kullu became district of Himachal Pradesh .

Raghunath temple Manikaran 

This is a brief history of Kullu and  light on Mythological history will be covered in next Post .