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'''Kotli''' ({{lang-ur|{{resize|{{Nastaliq|کوٹلی}}}}}}) is a city in ] of ] in ]. It lies on the ], and the river contains several waterfalls, including the Lala Waterfall near the town of Kotli, and the Gulpur Waterfalls at the village of Gulpur to the southwest.<ref>{{Google maps | url =https://www.google.com/maps?ll=33.505556,73.899167&q=33.505556,73.899167&hl=en&t=h&z=12 | access-date =1 February 2020}}</ref> As per the ], Kotli had a population of 46,907.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/AzadKashmir.html|title=Azad Jammu and Kashmir|publisher=Citypopulation.de|access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maqbool |first=Atif |title=Kotli: 10 dead and many injured as roof of house collapses |url=https://www.azaditimes.com/2022/08/kotli-10-dead-and-many-injured-as-roof.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Azadi Times - Latest Kashmir News |language=English}}</ref> |
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'''Kotli''' (] / {{langx|ur|{{resize|{{Nastaliq|کوٹلی}}}}}}; {{IPA-ur|koːʈ.liː|pron}}) is a city in ] of ]. It lies on the ], and the river contains several waterfalls, including the Lala Waterfall near the town of Kotli, and the Gulpur Waterfalls at the village of Gulpur to the southwest.<ref>{{Google maps | url =https://www.google.com/maps?ll=33.505556,73.899167&q=33.505556,73.899167&hl=en&t=h&z=12 | access-date =1 February 2020}}</ref> As per the ], Kotli had a population of 46,907.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maqbool |first=Atif |title=Kotli: 10 dead and many injured as roof of house collapses |url=https://www.azaditimes.com/2022/08/kotli-10-dead-and-many-injured-as-roof.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Azadi Times - Latest Kashmir News |language=English}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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The city of Kotli dates back to the fifteenth century, when it was settled by a branch of the Royal ] family of Kashmir, ]. Back then it was known by the name of Kohtali, meaning "under mountain". Kotli remained independent as a small ] kingdom until it was finally subdued by ] in 1819.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hutchison, J. (John)|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34186922|title=History of the Panjab hill states|date=1994|publisher=Asian Educational Services|others=Vogel, J. Ph. (Jean Philippe), 1871-1958.|isbn=81-206-0942-5|location=New Delhi, India|oclc=34186922}}</ref> |
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The city of Kotli dates back to the twelfth century, when it was settled by a branch of the Royal ] family of Kashmir, descendants of ]. Originally known as Kohtali, literally meaning "under mountain" due to the surrounding landscape. Kotli remained as a semi-auntonomous state until it was finally subdued by ] in 1819 and incorporated into the ].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hutchison, J. (John)|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34186922|title=History of the Panjab hill states|date=1994|publisher=Asian Educational Services|others=Vogel, J. Ph. (Jean Philippe), 1871-1958.|isbn=81-206-0942-5|location=New Delhi, India|oclc=34186922}}</ref> |
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After the ] and ] from the ], "bands of deserters from the State Army, some serving soldiers of the Pakistan Army on leave, ex-servicemen, and other volunteers who had risen spontaneously"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ẓahīr |first=Ḥasan |title=The times and trial of the Rawalpindi conspiracy 1951: the first coup attempt in Pakistan |last2=Zaheer |first2=Hasan |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-577892-2 |location=Karachi Oxford}}</ref> reached Kotli in November 1947. They expelled the Dogra garrison at the town. India then sent its armed forces to Kashmir where they attacked Kotli in an attempt to recapture it. The ] counter-attacked with the aid of the native tribesmen.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Effendi, M. Y.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/212908145|title=Punjab cavalry : evolution, role, organisation, and tactical doctrine : 11 Cavalry (Frontier Force), 1849-1971|date=2007|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-547203-5|location=Karachi|oclc=212908145}}</ref> It has been under ]i control ever since. |
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After the ] and ] from the ], "bands of deserters from the State Army, some serving soldiers of the Pakistan Army on leave, ex-servicemen, and other volunteers who had risen spontaneously"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ẓahīr |first=Ḥasan |title=The times and trial of the Rawalpindi conspiracy 1951: the first coup attempt in Pakistan |last2=Zaheer |first2=Hasan |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-577892-2 |location=Karachi Oxford}}</ref> reached Kotli in November 1947. They expelled the Dogra garrison at the town. India then sent its armed forces to Kashmir where they attacked Kotli in an attempt to recapture it. The ] counter-attacked with the aid of the native tribesmen, winning a decisive victory in the ].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Effendi, M. Y.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/212908145|title=Punjab cavalry : evolution, role, organisation, and tactical doctrine : 11 Cavalry (Frontier Force), 1849-1971|date=2007|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-547203-5|location=Karachi|oclc=212908145}}</ref> It has been under ]i control ever since. |
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== Education == |
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Kotil is home to the ] (کوٹلی یونیورسٹی) (UoK), formerly a constituent college of the ]. It became a university as a result of Presidential Ordinance VIII passed in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir|url=http://www.uokajk.edu.pk/home|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.uokajk.edu.pk}}</ref> |
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Kotil is home to the ] (]:کوٹلی یونیورسٹی) (UoK), formerly a constituent college of the ]. It became a university as a result of Presidential Ordinance VIII passed in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Kotli Azad Jammu and Kashmir|url=http://www.uokajk.edu.pk/home|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.uokajk.edu.pk}}</ref> |
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== References== |
The city of Kotli dates back to the twelfth century, when it was settled by a branch of the Royal Mangral family of Kashmir, descendants of Raja Mangar Pal. Originally known as Kohtali, literally meaning "under mountain" due to the surrounding landscape. Kotli remained as a semi-auntonomous state until it was finally subdued by Ranjit Singh in 1819 and incorporated into the Sikh Empire.
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