Kot Kapura
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Kot Kapura
Head-quarters of the Kot Kapura tahsil, Faridkot State, Punjab, situated in 30° 35' N. and 74° 52' E,, 7 miles from Faridkot town, on the Ferozepore-Bhatinda branch of the North- Western Railway, and also on the Rajputana-Malwa narrow-gauge line which runs west from Kot Kapura to the terminus at Fazilka. Population (1901), 9,519. Formerly a mere village, the town was founded by Chaudhri Kapura Singh, who induced people from Kot Isa Khan, an ancient township, now in Ferozepore District, to settle in the place. Kapura Singh incurred the jealousy of Isa Khan, the imperial governor of Kot Isa Khan, and was put to death by him in 1708. Kot Kapura then became the capital of Chaudhri Jodh Singh, who in 1766 built a fort near the town, but in the following year he fell in battle with Raja Amar Singh of Patiala. It eventually came under the control of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and was only restored to the Faridkot State in 1847. ihe town has a considerable trade in grain and a fine market.
