Nahan

Nahan was a Rajput hill kingdom in the southern Himalayas, later known as Sirmur State. In 1337 it was ruled by a Bhati Rajput line from Jaisalmer, which had taken the country after a flood destroyed its old capital.

Raja Karm Prakash founded Nahan as his capital in 1621. His successors aided Mughal campaigns against Garhwal, and in 1685 Mat Prakash sheltered the Sikh guru Gobind Singh and let him fortify Paonta. The dynasty was displaced during the Gurkha wars but returned under British protection.