ANSWER – A
Ladakh was invaded by the ‘QALMAQS’ (Mongols) in 1683.
The cause of the war was a conflict in Tibet between two religious sects of Dug-pa’ (Red-hat) and Gelugpa’ (Yellow-hat).
Ladakh took the side of the ‘Dugpas‘ sect. The ‘Gelugpas’ on the other hand invited the Mongols for their help and invaded Ladakh.
They invaded Lahaul as its Lamas were the followers of Dugpa sect.
The Ladakhis had to call the Mughals to their aid.
ANSWER – A
The image of Marikula Devi at Markul-Udaipur was set up during the reign of Chamba king, Partap Singh Varman, by Thakur Himapal, probably an ancestor of the Ranas of Trilokinath, in A.D. 1569-1570.
ANSWER – B
Raja Man Singh (A.D. 1688-1719) of Kullu in about 1700 had boundaries with Ladakh fixed at Lingti.
Thirot remained the dividing boundary between the territories of Kullu and Chamba since the reign of Bidhi Singh of Kullu.
Man Singh also built the GONDHLA FORT , also called Rani-ki-kothi.
ANSWER – C
In about 1696 Raja Udai Singh of Chamba renamed Margul as Udaipur who then raised it to the status of a district centre in the part of Lahaul.
ANSWER – A
During the time of Raja Tedhi Singh of Kullu when no goldsmiths were able to manufacture a golden parasol required to Raghunath Ji then a Goldsmith “Phuntson” was called from Lahaul.
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