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Name: Jaswan State

Type: Polity

Start: 1171 AD

End: 1801 AD

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Was a precolonial Indian state centred at Rajpur Jaswan, in modern-day Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

Establishment


  • January 1171: According to legend, Jaswan state was founded in 1170 by Raja Purab Chand from the Kangra Royal Family.
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    Disestablishment


  • January 1802: The formal start of the Sikh Empire began with the unification of the Misls (states) by 1801, creating a unified political state.
  • Selected Sources


  • Hugh, C. (1911): Ranjit Singh, Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 22 (11th ed.), Cambridge (UK), p. 892
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