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=== Origin === |
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=== Origin === |
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The city of Kotli can be dated back to fifteenth century , when it was settled by a branch of the Royal family of Mangral Rajput ]. Back then it was known by the name of Kohtali meaning '''under mountain' ,'' through the year the name morphed into Kotli. Kotli remained independent until 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> There is famous village Saidabad, Dhanna, and famous as mini Paris . |
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The city of Kotli can be dated back to fifteenth century, when it was settled by a branch of the Royal family of Mangral Rajput ]. Back then it was known by the name of Kohtali meaning '''under mountain','' through the year the name morphed into Kotli. Kotli remained independent until 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> There is famous village Saidabad, Dhanna, and famous as mini Paris . |
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'''Famous Things About Kotli''' |
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'''Famous Things About Kotli''' |
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Kotli city is very popular because of mosques. There are mosques on all entrances and exits of the city. According to an estimate, there are more than three hundred mosques in the city, due to which Kotli is also called the city of mosques . |
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Kotli city is very popular because of mosques. There are mosques on all entrances and exits of the city. According to an estimate, there are more than three hundred mosques in the city, due to which Kotli is also called the city of mosques . |
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=== Indo-Pak War of 1947-1948 === |
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=== Indo-Pak War of 1947-1948 === |
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After ] of Pakistan and India from the ] , the army of newly created state of India reached Kotli in November of 1947. They evacuated the garrison at the town. The Pakistani Army counter-attacked with the aid of the native tribesman.<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 Pakistani control ever since. |
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After ] of Pakistan and India from the ], the army of newly created state of India reached Kotli in November 1947. They evacuated the garrison at the town. The Pakistani Army counter-attacked with the aid of the native tribesman.<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 Pakistani control ever since. |
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== Education == |
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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== |
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== References== |
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The city of Kotli can be dated back to fifteenth century, when it was settled by a branch of the Royal family of Mangral Rajput Raja Mangar Pal. Back then it was known by the name of Kohtali meaning 'under mountain', through the year the name morphed into Kotli. Kotli remained independent until subdued by Ranjit Singh in 1819. There is famous village Saidabad, Dhanna, and famous as mini Paris .
Kotli city is very popular because of mosques. There are mosques on all entrances and exits of the city. According to an estimate, there are more than three hundred mosques in the city, due to which Kotli is also called the city of mosques .
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Tehsils of Azad Jammu and Kashmir