GK
HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Question
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Hamir Chand
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Sansar Chand
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Rajanaka Paramanand Chand
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sansar Chand (c. 1765–1823) was a famous ruler of the state of Kangra in what is now the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. He is remembered as a patron of the arts, and the Kangra paintings. Sansar Chand, Katoch Rajput Raja of Kangra who ascended the throne in 1775.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sansar Chand attacked Sirmaur, killed Fateh Prakash and took his sister with him to Kangra. The Mirasis sang: “Killing Sirmaur and meeting the Queen, he took back his army to the Sutlej. The dutiful son of Tegh Chand (father of Sansar Chand) distinguished himself; may the great king remain (ever) a monarch.”
Detailed explanation-4: -One of his forts is situated in the city of Nadaun.