Rey Khas

Rey or Rey Khas is a small village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India.^[1] It is located in Fatehpur Tehsil and on the banks of Vyas river.

The nearest town is Pathankot, Talwara, Jalandhar in Punjab and Indora in Himachal Pradesh. One can reach Rey Khas by train up to Pathankot or Jalandhar then by road. The nearest airport is Amritsar. Rey is about 6 km from Pong Dam. Post Office Rey -176058.

History[]

Rey was famous in history as pattan or harbour on Beas river and Mughal maps designated it as imperial hunting grounds. Bairam Khan is reputed to have taken refuge there with his army at 'Bairun the ban' after defeat at Battle of Gunecur and finally surrendered to Mughals at Hazipur (20km from Rey khas) in 1560.

In 1816, it became part of Sikh Empire and it was given as jagir to Ishri Singh (descendant of Nurpur kingdom). British Raj made General Shankar Singh as Jagirdar of Rey in 1882. Mian Raghunath Singh remained Jagirdar of Rey from 1899-1942.^[2] Col. Hoshiar Singh remained the last Jagirdar from 1942-1952 till the post was abolished.

Temples[]

• Radha-Rukmani-Sham Mandir As per the inscription on temple dating back to 1843, the black marble statue was brought from Rajasthan by the jagirdar Sham Singh, descendent of Nurpur kingdom whose sister was married to Raja Dhian Singh, Prime Minister of Sikh Empire.
• Kotli Mata Mandir is a temple dedicated to Kotli Mata situated at the top most point of the area.

Notable personalities[]

Mian Raghunath Singh, jagirdar of Rey wrote a vernacular history book in 1904 which became a reference to many English authors of 20th century like John Hutchinson, John Beames, Alexander Cunningham, J Vogel.

Coordinates: 31°59′10.9″N 75°51′37.37″E / 31.986361°N 75.8603806°E / 31.986361; 75.8603806References[]

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