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History of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is located in north India and became 18th state of India.  Himachal Pradesh  was established in 1948 as a Chief Commissioner's Province within the  Union of India .  The Himachal History  The province comprised the hill districts around  Shimla  and southern hill areas of the former  Punjab region . Himachal became a part C state on 26 January 1950 with the implementation of the  Constitution of India . Himachal Pradesh became a  Union Territory  on 1 November 1956. On 18 December 1970 the State of Himachal Pradesh Act was passed by Parliament and the new state came into being on 25 January 1971. Thus Himachal emerged as the eighteenth state of the Indian Union. In earlier times, the area was variously divided among smaller kingdoms, such as those of  Chamba ,  Bilaspur , Bhagal and Dhami. After the  Gurkha War  of 1815–1816, it became part of the  British India . Pre-Independenc...