However, Raja Ram Singh, Raja of Siba State, captured the fort of Siba from the remnants of Lahore Darbar in Samvat 1846, during the First Anglo-Sikh War. After the defeat, they expanded towards the south of the state. However, the Nepali army could not capture Kangra fort which came under Maharaja Ranjeet Singh in 1809. They managed to defeat Sansar Chand Katoch, the ruler of Kangra, in 1806 with the help of many provincial chiefs. Under the leadership of Amar Singh Thapa, the Nepali army laid siege to Kangra. Gradually, the Kingdom of Nepal annexed Sirmour and Shimla. They consolidated their military power and began to expand their territory. The Kingdom of Gorkha conquered many kingdoms and came to power in Nepal in 1768. Several hill states acknowledged Mughal suzerainty and paid regular tribute to the Mughals. Timur and Sikander Lodi also marched through the lower hills of the state and captured a number of forts and fought many battles. Mahmud Ghaznavi conquered Kangra at the beginning of the 11th century. These kingdoms enjoyed a large degree of independence and were invaded by Delhi Sultanate a number of times. After a brief period of supremacy by King Harshavardhana, the region was divided into several local powers headed by chieftains, including some Rajputs principalities. ĭuring the Vedic period, several small republics known as Janapada existed which were later conquered by the Gupta Empire. The Kols and Mundas are believed to be the original inhabitants to the hills of present-day Himachal Pradesh followed by the Bhotas and Kiratas. The foothills of the modern state of Himachal Pradesh were inhabited by people from the Indus valley civilisation which flourished between 22 BCE. Tribes such as the Koli, Hali, Dagi, Dhaugri, Dasa, Khasa, Kanaura, and Kirat inhabited the region from the prehistoric era. īathu ki Ladi Temples, near Maharana Pratap Sagar in Kangra are believed to be constructed by Pandavas According to a survey of CMS – India Corruption Study 2017, Himachal Pradesh is India's least corrupt state. The state was declared India's second open-defecation-free state in 2016. The hilly state is almost universally electrified with 99.5% of the households having electricity as of 2016. Agriculture, horticulture, hydropower and tourism are important constituents of the state's economy. Around 90% of the state's population lives in rural areas. Himachal Pradesh is spread across valleys with many perennial rivers flowing through them.
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In 1966, hilly areas of neighboring Punjab state were merged into Himachal and it was ultimately granted full statehood in 1971. After independence, many of the hilly territories were organized as the Chief Commissioner's province of Himachal Pradesh which later became a union territory. Prior to India's independence from the British, Himachal comprised the hilly regions of Punjab Province of British India. Through its history, the region was mostly ruled by local kingdoms some of which accepted the suzerainty of larger empires. The predominantly mountainous region comprising the present-day Himachal Pradesh has been inhabited since pre-historic times having witnessed multiple waves of human migrations from other areas. Himachal Pradesh is also known as 'Dev Bhoomi' or 'Land of Gods and Goddess' and 'Veer Bhoomi' which means 'Land of Braves'. The state also shares an international border to the east with the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. Himachal Pradesh is the northernmost state of India and shares borders with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the north, and the states of Punjab to the west, Haryana to the southwest, Uttarakhand to the southeast and a very narrow border with Uttar Pradesh to the South. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the eleven mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks and extensive river systems. "Province of the Snowladen Mountains" ) is a state in the northern part of India. Himachal Pradesh ( / h ɪ ˌ m ɑː tʃ əl p r ə ˈ d ɛ ʃ/ Hindi: ( listen) lit.