Trigarta (also known as Jalandhara) was an ancient Indo-Aryan kingdom based in the region of modern day Punjab. The focal point of its administration was situated in Jalandhar. However at its zenith it encompassed the hill territory extending from the Sutlej to the Ravi, with a secondary capital in Kangra. According to a genealogical record of the Kangra State, the first significant monarch is identified as Susarman, who is recognised for his participation in the Kurukshetra War based in the early Iron Age.[1] It was during this period that the kingdom held Multan.[2]
Kingdom of Trigarta | |
|---|---|
| 1000 BCE–1200 CE | |
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| Capital | Jalandhar |
| Government | Monarchy |
| Historical era | Antiquity |
• Established | 1000 BCE |
• Disestablished | 1200 CE |
- ^ Hutchison, John; Vogel, Jean Philippe (1994). History of the Panjab Hill States. Asian Educational Services. p. 104. ISBN 978-81-206-0942-6.
The first name which may be regarded as possibly historical is that of Susarma-Chandra, the 284th from the founder, called Susarman in the Mahabharata, who is believed to have reigned at the time of the Great War and figures as an ally of the Kauravas.
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