Katoch

Katoch is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan.[1][2] The Katoch Clan is considered to be oldest Ruling Royal Dynasty of the world.Their areas of residence are mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand, and the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[3] Traditionally resided in Kangra Fort, Trigarta Kingdom, Jalandhar, Multan.

Katoch Rajputs have five sub-clans Jaswal Dynasty, Sipaia Dynasty, Guleria Dynasty, and Dadwal Dynasty,Chib Dynasty. [4]

  1. ^ "Kangra Fort, Nagarkot, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh". The Better India. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ Munish Chandel (2018). HP Naib Tehsildar Exam. Surya Foundation. p. 140.
  3. ^ Brentnall, Mark (2005), The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh, Indus Publishing, p. 312, ISBN 978-81-7387-163-4
  4. ^ Ibbetson, Sir Denzil (1980). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Amar Prakashan and University of California. p. 320. ISBN 812-12-4842-6.