The Pahadi Traveller - Travelog: Kangra Fort

Kangra is a major town and is additionally one of the most populated areas of Himachal Pradesh. It lies nearly in the lower regions of the Himalayas in the region of the mountain scopes of Lower Shivaliks and Dhauladhars. The old name of Kangra used to be Trigartha and it is still here and there alluded to as Nagarkot.

History of kangra Fort

The Kangra stronghold was worked by the regal group of Kangra - and was established by Susharma Chand. The stronghold goes back to 1009 A.D. furthermore, is likely the most established dated post in the Himalayas. It sits on a slope with steep drops down to the Banganga stream valley, making it an impressive fortress; hard to climb and win. The high bulwarks and dividers spread a circuit of around 4 kilometers.

Principle entryway of Kangra fort is the Ranjit Singh Gate. A long, thin and slopping ventured entry prompts the highest point of the post through the Ahani and the Amiri Darwaza-both ascribed to Nawab Saif Ali Khan - the first Mughal legislative head of Kangra.

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