Kangra

Kangra

India
formerly  Nagarkot 

      town, western Himachal Pradesh (Himāchal Pradesh) state, northwestern India. The town lies on a rail line just south-southwest of Dharmshala, at an elevation of 2,409 feet (734 metres). Kangra was known as Nagarkot in ancient and medieval times, when it was a fortress stronghold of the Rajput rajas. Maḥmūd of Ghazna (Maḥmūd), the Turkish conqueror, sacked the town in 1009, as did Fīrūz Shah Tughluq in 1360. It was later held by the Mughals. In the 18th and 19th centuries Kangra became the centre of a notable school of Rajput (Rājput painting) miniature painting. An earthquake leveled the town in 1905; the temple of Devi, one of the oldest in northern India, was destroyed but has been rebuilt. Kangra is an agricultural trade centre with a thriving handicrafts industry. The town lies in an area at the southern edge of the Himalayan (Himalayas) foothills drained by the Beas River. Wheat, corn (maize), rice, tea, and other crops are grown, and the hand-loom weaving of blankets and shawls is the principal industry. Pop. (2001) 9,156.

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