GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The much-revered idol in the fort has received rich offerings. Given Kangra’s wealth plus the belief that whoever controls the fort controls the hills, it was attacked 52 times, first by the Raja of Kashmir, Shreshta, in 470 A.D. Later, Mahmud of Ghazni (in 1009 A.D.) and Timur attacked it and looted it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Battle of Kangra Kangra State 1333 During Prithvi Chand II’s reign, they defeated the army of Muhammad bin Tughluq which was not able to fight in the hills. Nearly all his 100, 000 soldiers perished in 1333 AD and he was forced to retreat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Muhammad-Bin-Tughlaq plundered the fort in 1337 CE but could not hold it for long. In 1351 CE, during the reign of Rajanaka Roop Chand Katoch, the fort was again attacked by Feroz Shah Tughlaq.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. The fort of Kangra resisted Akbar’s siege in 1615.