GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -It is the largest fort in the Himalayas and probably the oldest dated fort in India. Mahmud of Ghazni in 1009 A.D plundered the Shahi treasury at Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mahmud Ghaznavi conquered Kangra at the begining of the 10th centuary. Timur and Sikander Lodi also marched through the lower hills and captured several forts and fought many battles. Later on as the Mughal dynasty began to break up; the rulers of the hill states took full advantage.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1805, Sansar Chand attacked the hill State of Bilaspur (Kahlur), which called in the dangerous aid of the Gurkhas, already masters of the wide tract between the Gogra and the Sutlej.