Kunihar

Kunihar is a valley town in the Solan district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, which is also known as "Hatkot" and "Choti Vilayat." Kunihar is situated, alongside Kuni Rivulet,a small river or Khad in shape of garland or Har so is the name.

Location
Kunihar is situated 42 km from Shimla (going on the way to the Jubarhatti Airport) and 40 km from Solan (going via Subathu).

History
Kunihar was founded in 1154 by Abhoj Dev Akhnoor in Jammu. . The rulers of the state used the title of 'Thakur'.

Rulers
The rulers bore the title of Thakur.


 * 1815 -       1816  Mungri Das
 * 1816 -       1866  Kishen Singh
 * 1866 -       1905  Tegh Singh
 * 1905 - 15 Aug 1947 Hardev Singh.