Katoch

clan of Rajputs in India

Katoch is a Chandravanshi Rajput clan.[1] They are found in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand, and the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Traditionally resided in Kangra Fort, Trigarta Kingdom, Jalandhar, Multan.[2]

King Porus or Poros(326–321 BC) belonged to the Katoch clan of the Rajputs[3][4] who ruled the areas of the region between the Jhelum River (Hydaspes) and Chenab River (Acesines), in the Punjab region of India and northeastern Pakistan.[5] The Kangra fort of Himachal Pradesh was once the capital of King Porus Katoch.[6] Presently, the King Thakur Aishwarya Chandra Katoch is the 489th titular king of the erstwhile royal Katoch family of Kangra.[7] He is the Director of Kangra Group, India BullsGroup and Royal Expeditions, and has been actively promoting Kangra as a tourist destination internationally.[8]Thus, King Porus or Puru belonged to Katoch clan of the Rajput caste.[9]

References

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  1. Rathore, Abhinay. "History of Katochs". Rajput Provinces of India. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  2. K̲h̲ān̲, Rānā Muḥammad Sarvar (2005). The Rajputs: History, Clans, Culture, and Nobility (page-503). Rana Muhammad Sarwar Khan.
  3. Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, William (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India ...(page 383). Clarendon Press.
  4. Baker, J. Mark (2011-06-01). The Kuhls of Kangra: Community-Managed Irrigation in the Western Himalaya. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-80091-2.
  5. "Porus - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia". www.sikhiwiki.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  6. "Royal Kangra - Forts of Kangra". royalkangra.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  7. Geekreporter.com. "Descendant-indian-king-porus-alexander-great-greece".
  8. Sidkisoorme.wixsite.com. "King-porus-purus-a-great-rajput-king-who-broke-army-backbone-of-alexander".
  9. K̲h̲ān̲, Rānā Muḥammad Sarvar (2005). The Rajputs: History, Clans, Culture, and Nobility (page-267). Rana Muhammad Sarwar Khan.