History of Terhi Garhwali
GARHWAL" """The land of GOD"""- the land of many ‘GAHRS’ meaning forts.Tehri was made up of many small forts which were ruled by chieftains. Therefore, the history of Garhwal before the dynastic rule of the ‘Panwar’ rulers was not known. Kanak Pal was the first ruler of the state of Garhwal in 823 AD. He came from what is now called the state of Maharastra. The name ‘PANWAR’ is made up of two words, ‘PAN’ and ‘MAR’ meaning, "He who crushes enemies".
Kanak Pal came to Northern India
in the early 9th century to help Nepal against the uprising of Tibet.
He subsequently settled down in Garhwal and started the rule of the Pal
dynasty from 823 AD to 1947 AD, a reign of over 1000 years
and 60 descendants.
Ajay Pal, the 37th descendant, was able to unify a large part of
Garhwal and do away with the reign of the chieftains.
Ajay Pal established his rule after defeating the chieftains and set up
his capital at Shrinagar, Garhwal. In time, the rulers of Garhwal
increased their kingdom size and power.
Infact, Garhwal was one of the independent kingdoms on which the mighty
Mughals of Delhi had neither any influence or supremacy.
The rulers of Garhwal remained
independent and repeatedly expelled the attacks of the Mughal rulers of
Delhi.
During the rule of Shah Jahan, the Emperor of India in the 17th century,
Rajamata Karanwati of Garhwal, the mother and regent of her
minor son, Prithiviraj Shah,
humiliated Emperor Jahangir by not only defeating his forces but also
returning the survivors with their noses lopped off.
Later when Raja Prithivi Pati Shah became the ruler of Garhwal, he gave
shelter to the bothers of Emperor Aurangzeb in the end of the 17th
century.
The use of the suffix "Shah" after the name came to be used around this
time instead of the "Pal". This was similar to the Mughul rulers use of
the title "Shah" to denote their kingly status.
The Garhwal rulers assumed the "Shah" title alongside their name
indicating their position of being kings over and independent state.
King Sudarshan Shah established
his capital at Tehri town and afterwards his successors Pratap
Shah,
Kirti Shah and Narendra Shah established their capital at Pratap Nagar, Kirti Nagar and Narendra Nagar respectively.
Their dynasty ruled over this region from 1815 to 1949.
During the Quit India Movement people of tehri region actively participated for the independence of the country. Ultimately when the country was declared independent in 1947, the inhabitants of Tehri Riyasat started their movement for getting themselves freed from the clutches of Maharaja. Due to the movement the situation became out of his control and was difficult for him to rule over the region.The 60th king of Pawar Vansh Manvendra Shah accepted the sovereignty of Indian Government. Thus in 1949 Tehri Riyasat was merged in Uttar Pradesh and was given the status of a new district. Being a scattered region it posed numerous problems for expediting development. Resultantly on 24th February 1960 the U.P. Government separated its’ one tehsil which was given status of a separate district named as Uttarkashi
During the Quit India Movement people of tehri region actively participated for the independence of the country. Ultimately when the country was declared independent in 1947, the inhabitants of Tehri Riyasat started their movement for getting themselves freed from the clutches of Maharaja. Due to the movement the situation became out of his control and was difficult for him to rule over the region.The 60th king of Pawar Vansh Manvendra Shah accepted the sovereignty of Indian Government. Thus in 1949 Tehri Riyasat was merged in Uttar Pradesh and was given the status of a new district. Being a scattered region it posed numerous problems for expediting development. Resultantly on 24th February 1960 the U.P. Government separated its’ one tehsil which was given status of a separate district named as Uttarkashi
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