Haripur Town, Kangra

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Haripur Town

Old fort and village in the Dera (jopipur tahsil of Kangra District, Punjab, situated in 32° N. and 76^ 10' E., on the banks of the Banganga stream, 9 miles south-west of Kangra fort. Topulation (1901), 2,243. ^^ ^^^'^ founded in the thirteenth century by HarT ('hand, the Katoch Raja of Kangra, whose brother had succeeded to the throne of Kangra on the Raja's supposed death. HarT Chand had really fallen into a dry well while out hunting ; and when he was extricated and heard of his brother's accession, he resigned his right and founded the town and fort of HarTpur opposite (lOler, making it the head-quarters of a separate principality. It continued to be the capital of the State until 181 3, when it was treacherously seized by Ranjit Singh. A younger bran(^h of the Goler family still lives in the town, but the elder branch resides in the neighbouring village ot Nandpur, and Haripur is now of little importance.