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Arki palace is located in Arki, India, a town in

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. The Arki palace was built between 1695 - 1700 by

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Prithvi Singh, a descendant of Rana Sabha Chand. The Fort was captured by the Gurkhas in 1806. Rana Jagat Singh, the ruler of Baghal had to take refuge in

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. During this period from 1806 - 1815, the Gurkha General Amar Singh Thapa used Arki as his stronghold to make further advances into Himachal Pradesh as far as Kangra. Arki was the capital of the princely hill state of Baghal, which was founded by Rana Ajai Dev, a Panwar

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. The state was founded around 1643 and Arki was declared as its capital by Rana Sabha Chand in 1650.

Accommodation and rest houses

There are few private hotels in Arki besides one PWD rest house and one forest department rest house. File:PWD rest house, Arki,Himachal Prades,India.jpg, PWD rest house, Arki, Himachal Prades, India

Gallery

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References

Monuments and memorials in Punjab, India Forts in Himachal Pradesh Heritage hotels in India Forts in Punjab, India Rajput architecture Buildings and structures in Solan district {{India-struct-stub