Jaswan
| Jaswan chieftaincy | |||||||||
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| Former subdivision of British India | |||||||||
| 1170 CE–1849 CE | |||||||||
Detail of Jaswan (Jaswal) from a map of the various Hill States of the Punjab Hills region, copied in 1852 | |||||||||
| Capital | Rajpura | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Foundation of the chieftaincy | 1170 CE | ||||||||
• Annexation by the Sikh Empire | 1849 CE | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Una, Himachal Pradesh, India | ||||||||
Jaswan was a chieftaincy in modern-day Himachal Pradesh, India, commanded by the Jaswal Rajput clan. It was founded in 1170 AD by Raja Purab Chand, a cadet of the Katoch lineage, ancient royal family of Kangra. Its capital was Rajpura.