Who was the first European to draw attention to the history of royal families of Jalandhar and Triga...........

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Who was the first European to draw attention to the history of royal families of Jalandhar and Trigarta ?

Moorcraft

Cunningham

Thevenot

Thomas Coryat

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Trigarta kingdom was an ancient kingdom in northern Indian region of the Indian subcontinent with its capital at Prasthala (modern Jalandhar) and fort in the Kangra. The Katoch dynasty are reputed to have ruled Trigarta since time immemorial. Trigarta was a kingdom mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. Mahabharata mentions two different Trigarta kingdoms, one in the west close to the Sivi Kingdom and the other north to the Kuru Kingdom. Modern Kangra is one of the ancient town in North Trigarta, extending westward to the Punjab area. Multan was the capital of Trigarta with its original name that is Mulasthan.