Tira Sujanpur

Sujanpur Tira
Sujanpur
Town
Tira Sujanpur viewed from Katoch Palace
Chaughan, Tira Sujanpur viewed from Katoch Palace
Sujanpur Tira is located in India
Sujanpur Tira
Sujanpur Tira
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Sujanpur Tira is located in Himachal Pradesh
Sujanpur Tira
Sujanpur Tira
Sujanpur Tira (Himachal Pradesh)
Coordinates: 31°50′N 76°30′E / 31.83°N 76.50°E / 31.83; 76.50
Country India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictHamirpur
Founded byRaja Abhay Chand
Government
 • TypeHimachal Pradesh
 • Bodymunicipal council
Elevation
562 m (1,844 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total7,943
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
176110

Tira Sujanpur, also known as Sujanpur Tira or Sujanpur Tihra, is a town and municipal council in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh. Founded in the 18th century by the Katoch dynasty, the town is located midst the Himalayan foothills on the southern bank of the Beas River. It was one of the centers of Kangra-style miniature paintings (a chitrakala school) and Hindu temples built in an unusual blend of conventional Nagara architecture shrines with Mughal architecture palace, the latter decorated with floral murals of legends from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.[1]

  1. ^ Shree, Venu; Sharma, Puneet (2015). "Tira Sujanpur: An Adobe of Katoch Dynasty". Journal of the Institution of Engineers: Series A. 96 (2). Springer Science: 161–168. doi:10.1007/s40030-015-0111-5.