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 Arki
is a small town in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, in India. It was
the capital, of the former BAGHAL State, which later formed part of
Himachal.
BAGHAL was founded by Raja Ajai Dev in 1660-65
A.D. He was a scion of the family of Bhoj Dev King of Malwa who ruled
over the whole of Northern India including Pakistan. Punjab and Sindh in
the 10th century. Baghal State was founded by Sabha Chand in 1643. The
Fort Palace was built by his son Prithvi Singh between 1695-1700. This
Fort was also the Headquaters of the Nepalese General Amar Singh Thapa
for 8 Years from 1806-1815, when he wasdriven out by the British General
Ochterlony, with the help of Rana Jagat Singh of BAGHAL and Raja Ram
Saran Singh of Handur (Nalagarh).
The Arki town was developed in a planned manner by
Raja Krishan Singh who ruled the state from 1840 to 1867. He was a
patron of arts and learning and a far sighted ruler. He built bridal
horse and mule tracks to connect Arki with Shimla and Bilaspur and
settled artisans, artists, scholars and buisnessmen from other parts of
India in Arki and nearby giving them tax free land free of cost.
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