Southernmost and senior of the Punjab hill states, holding the Giri and Yamuna country between the Simla hills and the plains; a new dynasty from Jaisalmer took the country in 1095 after a flood destroyed the old capital, and Nahan became its capital in 1621.
Overrun by the Gurkhas until the storming of Jaitak; restored by the British in 1815 to Fateh Parkash, minus Jaunsar and the Kiarda Dun, and acceded to India in 1948.
The atlas holds 5 border frames for Sirmur State (Nahan) — the shape you scrub through changes in 1095 · 1757 · 1768 · 1808 · 1859.
The state's own gazetteer: dynastic table from 1095, foundation of Nahan, the Gurkha war and the 1815 restoration.
Sets Sirmur in its regional context; notes it ranked foremost among the hill states and was separated from the Simla group in 1890.