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Jagat Singh of Kullu

r. 1637–1672 · 17th century

Jagat Singh was a Raja of Kullu in the upper Beas valley in the 17th century. He expanded the kingdom and moved the capital to Sultanpur, the present town of Kullu. Tradition holds that he installed the image of the god Raghunath and founded the Kullu Dussehra festival, which still gathers deities from across the valley.

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Kingdom of Kullu

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