Lahaul and Spiti
General Info
· Lahaul
· Baralacha Range
· Chandra Valley
· Bhaga Valley
· Keylong
· Chandra-Bhaga Valley
· Great Mountain Mass
· Lingti Plains
· Spiti
· Climate
· Kaza
· Pin Valley
Other Places of Interest
Passes
· Baralacha Pass
Rivers
· Chandra River
· Chandra - Bhaga
· Spiti River
Glaciers
· Bara Shigri Glacier
Lakes
· Chandratal Lake
· Suraj Tal Lake
People
· Lahaulas
· Tradition & culture
· Spiti
Religion
Fairs and Festivals
History
Lahaul· Spiti
Visual Delights
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Lahaul - page 2 Also read the previous page Raja Man Singh succeeded Biddhi Singh in Kullu and ruled from 1688 to 1719. Of the four dominating noble families of Lahaul, he deprived two of their possessions for having resisted him. Man Singh also sent his forces to Ladakh through Lahaul and this led to the demarcation of the boundary of Ladakh and Lahaul at the Baralacha Pass. He then attacked Spiti and returned after fixing an annual tribute. Even after Man Singh's death Lahaul remained under Kullu in spite of his successors being weak. |
Jit Singh came to the throne in the first quarter of the last century. He was weak and Sikhs were able to capture the kingdom of Kullu, with which Lahaul also passed into their hands. After the first Anglo-Sikh war in 1845-46, Lahaul came under the rule of the British East India Company, which placed the administration of the principality under a wazir. The first wazir was the head of the Kolong family whose allowances amounted to a fourth of the revenue from Lahaul.
During World War I wazir Amar Chand rendered active assistance to the British and even fought in person. His successors were corrupt, as a result of which the system of wazari was abolished.
Later on the district of Lahaul-Spiti was formed, with its headquarters at Keylong. This district forms part of the present-day state of Himachal Pradesh.
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