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Coordinates: 32°05′13″N 76°15′16″E / 32.08687°N 76.25446°E / 32.08687; 76.25446
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Siege of Kangra fort
DateSometime between 1361-1370
Location32°05′13″N 76°15′16″E / 32.08687°N 76.25446°E / 32.08687; 76.25446
Result Delhi Sultanate victory
Territorial
changes
Kangra fort is captured by Dehli Sultanate
Belligerents
Delhi sultanate Kingdom of Nagarkot
Commanders and leaders
Firuz Shah Tughlaq Raja Rup Chand[a]


Siege of Kangra fort was a six month long siege of Kangra fort which occurred sometime between (1361-1370), was carried out by the forces of Delhi Sultanate led by Firuz Shah Tughlaq against the ruler of Nagarkot Raja Rup Chand which resulted in the surrender of the fort garrison and submission of the Raja Rup Chand to Delhi Sultanate.[1]




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Notes

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  1. ^ The name Rupachandra is given by a later writer Manik Chand in a poem composed in 1562 CE to Raja Rup Chand[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Agrawal (2016), p. 6

Works cited

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  • Agrawal, Ashvini (2016). Kangra Fort: Archaeological Survey of India. Archaeological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 2018-06-04.