Kunihar

Kunihar (princely state) is a valley situated between the mountains in the Solan district, which is also known as "Hatkot" and "Choti Vilayat." Kunihar a small valley, surrounded by a small river (translated as Kuni Khudd) in shape of garland (translated as Har) so he named it "Kunihar" during his visit.

Location

Kunihar is situated 42 km from Shimla (going on the way to the Jubarhatti Airport) and 40 km from Solan (going via Subathu).

History

Kunihar was founded in 1154 by Abhoj Dev, a Raghubansi rajput from Akhnoor in Jammu. The state was occupied by Nepal from 1803 to 1815.^[1] The rulers of the state used the title of 'Thakur'.

Thakurs of Kunihar

1815 - 1816 Mungri Das
1816 - 1866 Kishen Singh
1866 - 1905 Tegh Singh
1905 - 15 Aug 1947 Hardev Singh

Schools

Bragnam Pre School Govt Sen Sec School Kunihar

References

↑ http://rulers.org/indstat2.html

Princely states of the Punjab and Simla Hills in British India

Punjab States Agency	Bahawalpur Bilaspur (Kahlur) Chamba Faridkot Jind Kalsia Kapurthala Loharu Maler Kotla Mamdot Mandi Nabha Pataudi Patiala Sirmur (Nahan) Suket (Sundarnagar) Tehri Garhwal

Historical Punjab Hill States	Bhadrawah Datarpur Guler (Haripur) Jaswan Kangra Kashtwar Kotkhai Kutlehar Kullu Nurpur Siba

Simla Hill States Superintendency	Baghal Baghat Balsan Bashahr Bhajji Bija Darkoti Dhami Jubbal Keonthal Kumharsain Kunihar Kuthar Mahlog Mangal Nalagarh (Hindur) Sangri Tharoch

List of princely states of India (alphabetical) Punjab States Agency Punjab Native States Simla Hill States

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