GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
First mughal ruler of kangra is-
A
Mehmood Gaznavi
B
Akbar
C
Babar
D
Humayun
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Raja Dharam Chand submitted to the Mughal Ruler Akbar in 1556 and agreed to pay tribute, including, renouncing claims to the fort. But in 1620, Emperor Jahangir, killed that Katoch king, Raja Hari Chand and annexed the Kangra kingdom into the Mugha lEmpire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sadasiva Raya ascended the throne of Vijayanagar Empire in the year 1542. He was the ruler of Tuluva Dynasty. He was a contemporary of Akbar but did not take the title of Vikramaditya.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kangra Fort was built by the royal Rajput family of Kangra State (the Katoch dynasty), which traces its origins to the ancient Trigarta Kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata epic. It is the largest fort in the Himalayas and probably the oldest dated fort in India.

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