Kanakpal, on his visit to Badrinath, had met the then mightiest king Bhanu Pratap who later married his only daughter to the prince and handed over his kingdom to him.

Kanakpal Singh and his descendants gradually conquered all the garh and ruled the whole of Garhwal Kingdom for the next 915 years, up to 1803.

The Gurkha War began in 1814, when an army of 8,000 under Major General Marley attacked Kathmandu.

The war ended with the Sugauli Treaty, signed on 2 December 1815 and ratified on 4 March 1816 by Gorkha supreme commander Bamshah and thus, British rule started in the hills.

During the Quit India Movement people of this region actively worked for the independence of the country.

Consequently, the 60th king of Panwar Vansh, Manabendra Shah, accepted the sovereignty of the Indian government.

The former royal palace of the Maharaja of Tehri Garhwal at Narendra Nagar, now houses the Ananda In the Himalayas spa, established 2000.

[8][9][10] Tehri Garhwal economy revolves around Public sector undertakings, Agriculture and Tourism.

Dry season crops include wheat, barley, masoor, Bengal and red gram, rapeseed and mustard, and pea.

[citation needed] According to the 2011 census Tehri Garhwal district has a population of 618,931,[14] roughly equal to the nation of Solomon Islands[15] or the US state of Vermont.

[14] Tehri Garhwal has a sex ratio of 1078 females for every 1000 males,[14] and a literacy rate of 75.1%.