Guler State
Guler was a small precolonial Indian hill state in the Lower Himalayas. Its capital was the town of Haripur Guler, in modern-day Himachal Pradesh. The kingdom was founded in 1415 by Raja Hari Chand, a scion of the ancient royal family of Kangra. The etymology of the word Guler can be traced to the word Gwalior, meaning the abode of cowherds. One of the foremost schools of Pahari miniatures is named after this small principality.
| Guler State गुलेर | |||||||||
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| Princely State | |||||||||
| 1415–1813 | |||||||||
| Capital | Haripur Guler | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Foundation of the state | 1415 | ||||||||
• Annexation by the Sikh Empire | 1813 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Himachal Pradesh, India | ||||||||
Guler State is famous as the birthplace of Kangra painting in the first half of the 18th century when a family of Kashmiri painters trained in Mughal painting sought shelter at the court of Raja Dalip Singh (r. 1695–1741) of Guler. The rise of Guler Paintings or Guler style started in what is known as the early phase of Kangra art.