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Palandri
Palandri, Sudhanoti
From the end of the 17th Century up to 1837 A.D. Poonch was ruled by different Muslim Rajas of Loran. It then fell into the hands of Raja Faiz Talib Khan of Rajori.
In 1846 this area was handed over to Maharaja Gulab Singh under the treaty of Amritsar. Maharaja Gulab Singh handed over these and some other areas to his nephews, Jawahar Singh and Moti singh with the condition that they would not make any administrative change without the consent of the Maharaja of Kashmir.
Poonch was converted into jagir by Maharaja Hari Singh in 1935-36 by the deposing Raja of Poonch.The Dogras always found it difficult to establish their rule in Poonch .In 1945, when Pakistan came into being, the people of the area started an armed struggle against the Dogra as well as Indian forces and got the area liberated which now administratively stands divided into four districts namely Poonch, Sudhanoti, Bagh and Haveli.
Pallandri, also spelled Palandri, (Urdu: پلندری‎) is a town in Sudhanoti district of Azad Kashmir. It is located at latitude 33° 42′ 54″ N, longitude 73° 41′ 9″ E, 90 km from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
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In 1846 this area was handed over to Maharaja Gulab Singh under the treaty of Amritsar. Maharaja Gulab Singh handed over these and some other areas to his nephews, Jawahar Singh and Moti singh with the condition that they would not make any administrative change without the consent of the Maharaja of Kashmir.
Poonch was converted into jagir by Maharaja Hari Singh in 1935-36 by the deposing Raja of Poonch.The Dogras always found it difficult to establish their rule in Poonch .In 1945, when Pakistan came into being, the people of the area started an armed struggle against the Dogra as well as Indian forces and got the area liberated which now administratively stands divided into four districts namely Poonch, Sudhanoti, Bagh and Haveli.
Pallandri, also spelled Palandri, (Urdu: پلندری‎) is a town in Sudhanoti district of Azad Kashmir. It is located at latitude 33° 42′ 54″ N, longitude 73° 41′ 9″ E, 90 km from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
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