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Wazir Lakhpat Rai Padari of Padar, Kishtwar

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Well it starts with the Raja of Kishtwar called, very interestingly, Raja Mohammed Teg Singh also known as Saifullah Khan. Though the Rajas of Kishtwar had converted to Islam they kept a mix of Muslim Hindu names and followed many Hindu costums and this Raja was no different. He was a vassal of the Afhna Governor of Kashmir who fell out with the Rulers in Kabul. A force was sent to Kashmir from Kabul but the Governor stood up to it and was assisted in the same by forces from Kishtwar. And by this time Raja Mohammed Tegh Singh had got into a service a new Minister called Wazir Lakhpat Rai Padari, who as the name suggests was from Padar.

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tags: wazir lakhpat rai, wazir ratnu, Raja Muhammed Tegh Singh, Kishtwar, Shah Shuja, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Raja Gulab Singh, General Zorawar Singh, chamba, jammu, sarol bagh, bhaderwah
categories: Himalayan History
Saturday 06.06.20
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

Pangi to Zanskar

The Village of Palamo on the Route connecting Lahaul with Zanskar via the Shinku La

The Ancient Routes which connected Pangi Valley in Chamba with Zanskar in Ladakh : Excerpts from Guide to Dalhousie Chamba and the Inner Mountains Between Shimla and Kashmir (1923)

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tags: pangi, zanskar, chamba, ladakh, ancient routes
categories: Himalayan Geography
Thursday 01.09.20
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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The Chamba Lahaul and the British Lahaul Story

Looking towards Chamba Lahaul from outside Udaipur

Lahaul and Spiti have had a checkered fascinating history and lying on the Himalayan borderlines they have always been the bone of contention for various powers in the Region from the states of Kashmir, Chamba, Kullu, Bushahr, Ladakh, Guge, Tibet, the Chinese and even the Mongols, Baltis and Yarkandis. However little is known of the exact circumstances and the chain of events of History that followed as there are no written records. All the above powerful states / people left some mark or influence on these two adjoining Regions. This is an attempt to piece together their History though for most of the time the History followed its separate course in Lahaul and its own course in Spiti.

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tags: lahaul, spiti, chamba, british, kullu, bushahr, garza, garsa, Lah Yul
categories: Himalayan History
Thursday 07.25.19
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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The Enchanting Padri Gali

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The enchanting Padri Pass or Padri Galli or Padri Top which connects Chamba in Himachal Pradesh with Bhaderwah in the Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir at around 10,400 feet amsl. It is located around 110 kms from Chamba Town and around 40 kms from Bhaderwah and is the highest point of the Chamba Bhaderwah Highway. This is one of the important Passes which connects J and K with Himachal. In older times Bhaderwah was a part of the powerful Chamba Kingdom which held Kishtwar as well and even Zanskar. 

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tags: padri, chamba, bhaderwah, doda, kishtwar, pir panjals, jammu, jammu and kashmir, zanskar
categories: Himalayan Geography
Monday 04.08.19
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

Kishtwar : At the Himalayan Crossroads

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Kishtwar is a region in the Jammu division of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Due to its unique location just under the shadow of the Great Himalayas and at the place where the religions and cultures of the Himalayas meet. They give Kishtwar a unique flavor which remains largely unexplored.

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tags: kishtwar, kashmir, chamba, zanskar, spiti, buddhism
categories: Himalayan Geography
Friday 05.25.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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The Chamba Story

A view of the Chamba region from Dalhousie

The state of Chamba as it used to be was once a powerful Hill Kingdom which held sway from Kishtwar to Zanskar and Lahaul and Spiti. Notes on this small Kingdom with a big heart.

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tags: chamba, dalhousie, british, ranjit singh
Sunday 04.01.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

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