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About Kalanaur
Kalanaur is a tehsil in Gurdaspur District of Punjab state in India. It is located 25 km towards west from District headquarters Gurdaspur. This historical town is situated on the newly constructed National Highway 354. The town has historical significance as Mughal Emperor Akbar was enthroned in a garden near Kalanaur by Bairam Khan.
From the Wikipedia article Kalanaur, Gurdaspur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Prince "Nakshasena" established a separate independent kingdom at Indraprastha, which later rose to become a dominant force in its own right.
With the passage of time, the Bactrian and Scythian invasions of northern India, this Pandava branch established a kingdom at Kalanaur in what is now the modern-day district of Gurdaspur in Punjab (India) establishing the first capital of the Jarral Dynasty.
Jarral Rajputs are known as the descendants of the Pandavas and their branch was named after their apical ancestor, Raja Jir Rao, a Rajput descendant of the Pandavas of the Mahabharata. The "Jarrals" are therefore a "brother tribe" to the Janjua Rajputs of Punjab.
Kalanaur was later captured in the twelfth century by the armies of the Ghorid Empire after a battle with the Jarral Rajas. During the 14th-16th centuries, Kalanaur was a major urban centre and several historical events are associated with the town. Firuz Shah Tughluq (1352–88) built a beautiful palace on the banks of the Kiran rivulet. During the reign of Sayyid Mubarak Shah (1421–35), Kalanaur was ruled by the Khokhar Rajput tribe under the leadership of Raja Jasrat. In February 1556, Mughal Emperor Akbar was enthroned in a garden near Kalanaur by Bairam Khan. The masonry platform where he was crowned can be visited even today. There is a mosque that was built during his reign.
From the History section of Kalanaur, Gurdaspur on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (ATQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 47 km away.
- Shakar 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
- Derā Nānak 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Dhāriwāl 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Fateh Nangal 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
- Fazilpur 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Qadian 30 km southeast, about 30 min by car
- Amritsar 51 km southwest, about 51 min by car
- Kapurthala Town 74 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jammu 85 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Jalandhar 86 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Emperor Akbar crowning platform, Hebronpeters, CC BY-SA 3.0
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