Jubbal

History

The history of Jubbal State goes back to the 12th century. Among the 18 Thakuries located in the valleys of Sutlej, Pabbar and Giri this Thakurai was of considerable importance. Rulers of Jubbal belong to the Rathore clan. During 12th century Ugar Chand, the Raja of Sirmoor State, had a summer palace in Soonpur, modern day Hatkoti, which is overlooked by the plateau of Sonnpur, on the right bank of the Pabbar river. While he was having pleasant company with his family he had to go back to Sirmaur leaving royal family behind. Due to heavy rainfall river Giri got flooded and capital of the state was swept away and the royal family lost its ancestral possessions the Sirmur State forever to a prince of Jaisalmer. The princely state of Jubbal was founded in 1800. It was occupied by Nepal from 1803 to 1815 and by the British from 1832 to 1840. The rulers who belonged to the Rathore clan took the title of Rana. The last ruler Rana Baghat Chandra took the title of Raja in 1918. Amongst all the rulers Rana Karam Chand was the most aggressive, who after being granted full ruling powers in 1854 started the expansionist approach by burning down the Kotis (large palatial wooden houses) and killing the local chieftains of the nearby adjoining areas mainly Bushahar state. The most important massacre being the burning down of 14 houses of the Khadola clan of nearby Kaina village which belonged to the Bushahar state. It was predominantly a warrior clan owning hundreds of acres of land and one day Rana Karam Chand got the news that the Khoonds (warriors) of the Kaina village has large reserves of food, silver, and gold. One fine day he sent his ministers to see whether the information is correct or not. To his surprise when the ministers came back from Kaina they brought down…

Geography

Jubbal, located at has an average elevation of 2200 metres (7220 feet). A small hill town, it is famous for its apple orchards and the Jubbal Palace. Jubbal has a combination of vast landscapes, thick woods, and buildings. It is located at an elevation of 1901 meters.

Most-observed species

• Coal Tit

  Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  250
• Himalayan Griffon

  Gyps himalayensis Hume, 1869 · Aves
  198
• Large-billed Crow

  Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
  197
• Blue Whistling-Thrush

  Myophonus caeruleus (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
  153
• Himalayan Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos himalayensis (Jardine & Selby, 1831) · Aves
  152
• Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

  Mycerobas icterioides (Vigors, 1830) · Aves
  145
• Southern Nutcracker

  Nucifraga hemispila Vigors, 1831 · Aves
  141
• Green-backed Tit

  Parus monticolus Vigors, 1831 · Aves
  124

Most recent

• M 4 — 2026-08-26
  5 km NNE of Sarāhan, India
• M 4.3 — 2026-08-09
  13 km ENE of Barkot, India
• M 4.4 — 2025-10-14
  10 km NE of Rājgarh, India
• M 3.6 — 2024-08-09
  7 km WSW of Pāndoh, India
• M 4.3 — 2023-07-07
  53 km E of Sarāhan, India
• M 4.6 — 2022-11-06
  Uttaranchal, India