Detailed and All History Of Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh. This History of Kullu District is important for the general knowledge of Himachal Pradesh and it is also important for the government jobs examinations such as HPSSC, HPSSC and other Government department examinations. You will find all the History from the establishment of Kullu. It is also part of the HP History GK.
Kullu is known as the “Kulant Peeth” means last inhabitable land. Kullu was also known as the “Land of Gandharva”. The old name of Kullu was “Kullut” and it was from the time of The Ramayana and The Mahabharata. Pal and Singh both ruled the Kullu State.
Kingwise Detailed History Of Kullu District:
You will found all the detailed timewise and kingwise history of Kullu given below :
Vihangmani Pal :
- The Princely State Kullu was Founded by Vihangmani Pal.
- His Ancestors were form ‘Pragraaj’ that is ‘Ilahbaad’ nearby ‘Haridwar’.
- Vihangmani Pal Made ‘Jagatsukh’ also known as ‘Nast’ as the first Capital of Kullu princely state.
- That time Kullu had ‘7 Vajiris’ that is ‘Parol Vajiri’, ‘Parol Vajiri’, ‘Vajiri Roopi’, ‘Vajiri Lag Maharaj’, ‘Vajiri Bhangal’, ‘Vajiri Lahol’, ‘Vajiri Lag Saari’, ‘Vajiri Siraj’.
- Vihangmani Pal was blessed by ‘Hidimba Devi’ and told to rule the Kullu.
Raja Kachpal :
- Kach Pal was the son of Vihangmani Pal.
- Kach Pal had captured ‘Bhojra’, ‘Bhvara’ area of Manali in his rule time.
Raja Rajendra Pal :
- Rajender Pal had sattled a small Kingdom between Jagatsukh and Naggar named as ‘Kothi Barsai’.
- Rajender Pal has 11 sons and 9 of them were killed in the battle with Roop Sundari who was the princess of Kothi Barsai.
- One of the son of Raja Rajendra Pal named as Roop Chand Married to the princess of Kothi Barsai at the end to end the battle.
Raja Vishudh Pal :
- Raja Vishudh Pal Fought a battle with the Karam Chand who was the King of Naggar.
- In that battle Karam Chand (The King of Naggar) was killed.
- After that Vishudh Pal shifted the capital of Kullu from Jagatsukh to Naggar.
Raja Ruder Pal :
- In the ruling time of Ruder Pal the King of Spiti ‘Rajendra Sen’ attacked Kullu.
Prasidh Pal :
- Prasidh Pal was the grand son of Raja Ruderpal.
- The Prasidh Pal had liberated Kullu from King Chet Sen of Spiti.
- Kullu state was set free from the Spiti By the Prasid Pal.
- Prasidh Pal became the ruler of Kullu Princely State.
Datteshwar Pal :
- In the ruling period of Raja ‘Datteshwar Pal’ Kullu state was attacked by the King of Chamba ‘Meru Verman’.
- In the battle with Meru verman the ruler of chamba, Datteshwar Pal was killed and Kullu Princely state was captured by the Chamba.
Jareshwar Pal :
- ‘Jareshwar Pal’ liberated Kullu from the Ruler of Chamba ‘Laxmi Verman’.
- Jareshwar Pal Became the King of Princely State Kullu.
Narad Pal :
- Narad Pal was also a King of Kullu Princely State.
- During the reign of Narad Pal, Kullu fought for 12 years against Raja Sahil Varman of Chamba.
- Then the fighting was stopped because of the peace treaty.
- The people and army of Chamba were drowned in the river Vyas by the people of Kullu.
Bhup Pal :
- Bhup Pal was 43rd King of Kullu.
- Bhup Pal was a contemporary of Suket’s founder Birasena.
- Birasen was imprisoned by defeating Bhupal Pal in Siraj.
Het Pal :
- Het Pal was the son of Bhup Pal.
- In the time of Het pal, Kullu was under the Bir Sen (The King of Seket Princely state) and Bir sen had two sons. Vikram Sen and Trivikram Sen who fought with each other to become the King.
- Het Pal Helped Trivikram Sen and both Vikrum and Trivikram Sen Died.
Suraj Pal :
- Suraj Pal got his kingdom Kullu liberated from Lakshman Sen, who was a minor at that time, the king of the princely state of Suket.
- Suraj Pal became the King of Kullu Princely State.
Uchit Pal :
- Uchit Pal Attacked Tibet.
- After the death of Uchit Pal, the king of Tibet Lahachan Utpala attacked and captured Kullu.
Sikander Pal :
- Sikandar Pal sought help from Delhi and went to some areas of Tibet, Guru, Baltistan was successful in capturing ‘Mati Lake’ which is Lake Mansarovar.
- Sikander Pal Became the King of Kullu Princely State.
Kailash Pal :
- Kailash Pal was the last king of Kullu who used the surname of Pala.
- After that there was no king of Kullu for 50 years.
After Pal, Singh Ruled the Kullu.
Bahadur Singh :
- Bahadur Singh was contemporary of Raja Arjun Singh of Suket.
- Bahadur Singh Again made ‘Vajiri Rupi’ as a part of Kullu Princely State.
- Bahadur Singh Made a Palace for him in Makasara.
- He was a great King of Kullu.
Jagat Singh :
- Jagat Singh was the strongest ruler king of Kullu princely state.
- Jagat Singh made ‘Vajiri Siraj’ and ‘Vajiri Lagsaari’ as a part of Kullu once agian.
- Jagat Singh was the contemporary of mugal empror Aurengzeb.
- Jagat Singh captured Sultanpur.
- In 1660 Jagat Singh shifted the capital of Kullu to Sultanpur.
- Jagat Singh had brought the statue of Raghunath ji from Ayodhya to Kullu with the help of Damodar Das Brahaman.
- Jagat Singh Started Kullu Dashehra fair from 1660.
Man Singh :
- Man Singh attacked Mandi and captured the Guma salt mines.
- Man Singh captured Lahaul-Spiti and fixed the border of Tibet with the Lingti river.
Raj Singh :
- In the time of Raj Singh , Guru Gobind Singh visited Kullu.
Tedi Singh :
- In the time of Tedi Singh, Ghamand Chand attacked Kullu princely state.
Pritam Singh :
- Pritam Singh was also the king of Kullu princely state.
- Pritam Singh was the contemporary of Sansar Chand Second.
Vikrum Singh :
- In the ruling time of Vikrum Singh Kullu faced first Sikh Attack.
Ajit Singh :
- In the ruling time of Ajit Singh, William Moorcraft (A Europian Visitor) first time visited Kullu.
- Ajit Singh was the last king of Kullu princely state.
- The princely state of Kullu went under the Sikhs from 1840 to 1846.
- After Sikh, on 09th March 1846 Kullu went under Britishers.
- Kullu was merged with Punjab.
After that on 1st November 1966 Kullu District was merged with Himachal Pradesh .