ANSWER – C

• Jaswan was founded by cadet of the Katoch line Purab Chand in 1170AD.
• Jaswan was the first off-shoot from Kangra.
• Capital: Rajpura

ANSWER – A

• During Gurkha’s invasion, Umed Singh of Jaswan helped Gurkhas.

ANSWER – A

In 1848, during the second Sikh War, Umed Singh joined in the revolt against British Authority, and he and his son Jai Singh were deported to Almora where they both died.

ANSWER – A

• Anirudh-Chand of Jaswan, grandson of Gobind Chand, joined the rebellion led by Bidhi-Chand of Kangra in 1588-89, embracing almost all the Hill States between the Chenab and the Satluj. On their submission they were all pardoned and had their territories and honours restored.
• Jaswan was also involved in the rebellion of A. D. 1594- 95.

ANSWER – C

Raja Jai Chand placed his son Bidhi Chand, a minor under Raja Gobind Chand of Jaswan before leaving to Delhi.

ANSWER – B

• In 1877, at the request of Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir, Government restored to Raja Ran-Singh the jagir in Jaswan, originally held by Raja Ummed Singh, consisting of 21 villages in the Jaswan Dun, and also the family garden at Amb, as well as the buildings at Rajpura.

ANSWER – A

• In 1588-89, Anirudh-Chand of Jaswan, grandson of Gobind Chand, joined the rebellion led by Bidhi-Chand of Kangra, embracing almost all the Hill States between the Chenab and the Satluj. On their submission they were all pardoned and had their territories and honours restored.
• Jaswan was also involved in the rebellion of 1594- 95. The Mughal army again marched through the hills from Jammu to the Satluj, and received the submission of all the States that had been in revolt.

ANSWER – A

• The last Raja of Kutlehr family was ‘Brij Mohan Pal’, who was the fifth Viceregal Darbari in Kangra district.
• About 10th or 11th century the then ruler named Jas Pal conquered taluqas of “Talhati” & “Kutlehr” & established its capital at “Kot Kutlehr”.
• From 1809, the Kutlehr state was subjected to the Sikhs and in 1825, Ranjit Singh laid seize to annex it, but Raja Narain Pal of the state stood like a rock and did not allow the progress of the seize.

ANSWER – D

The Chauki and northern province of the Kutlehr State was annexed by Ghammand Chand of Kangra.

ANSWER – B

• The present district of Una, until 1966, was one of the tehsils of the Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. Consequent upon reorganisation of Punjab, all the hill areas including Una tehsil, which is east of outer Shivaliks, was transferred to Himachal Pradesh in 1966.
• From 1966 to 1972 it was part of Kangra district.