History of Hamirpur District is closely related to Katoch family line that dominated the world between Ravi watercourse and Sutlej watercourse within the past. it's evident from the "Indian Puranas" and Panini's "Ashtadhyai" that in the religious writing era, Hamirpur was a region of the previous Jallandhar-Trigarta Empire. syntactician said the individuals of this kingdom as nice warriors and fighters. As per the history of Hamirpur District, it's believed that within the ancient amount, the rulers of Gupta family line had came upon their sovereignty over this a part of the land.

Further, history of Hamirpur folk throughout the center ages, presumptively the world fell underneath the management of Mahmud of Ghazni, Timurlang and later Sultans. however with the passage of your time, of these rulers went away and at the time of Hamir Chand, a Katoch ruler, the world was underneath the management of 'Ranas' (Feudal hill chiefs). a number of the distinguished Ranas were Ranas of Mewa, Ranas of Mehalta and Dhatwal. it had been solely the Katoch folk that place these Ranas underneath its management, to confirm AN orderly society. The Katoch folk became predominant throughout the amount of Hamir Chand World Health Organization dominated from 1700 A.D. to 1740 A.D.

Hamir Chand designed the fort at Hamirpur and also the gift city of Hamirpur derives its name from his name. Raja Sansar Chand dominated from 1775 A.D. to 1823 A.D. He dreamt of creating the previous empire of Jallandhar-Trigarta, that his ancestors had control at just one occasion. the increase of Raja Ranjit Singh tried an excellent hurdle for his ambitions. Therefore, he pleased his attention towards the native hill chiefs. He connected Mandi state and created Raja Ishwari sen a pioneer for twelve years at Nadaun. He conjointly duty-bound the Suket ruler to pay AN annual tribute and annexed components of Bilaspur state on the correct bank of Sutlej stream. changing into afraid by the advancement of Sansar Chand, all the hills chiefs joined hands and invited the Gurkhas to prevent the uncontrolled would possibly of Katoch ruler. The combined armies fought against Sansar Chand's army at Mahal helmet in Hamirpur. They were defeated by the military of Raja Sansar Chand and that they were compelled them to retreat on the left banks of stream Sutlej.

By that point, Raja Sansar Chand, created some changes in his existing army. On hearing regarding the weakness of Katoch's army, the combined forces once more attacked the forces of Kangra at Mahal Morian within the second battle and made a crushing defeat in 1806 A.D. Raja Sansar Chand together with family took shelter within the Kangra fort. The Gurkhas taken over the Kangra fort and ruthlessly ransacked the world between the fort of Kangra and Mahal Mohrian and nearly destroyed the villages. Ishwari fractional monetary unit was liberated by the Gurkhas from Nadaun jail. The besieging of the fort continued for 3 years. Raja Ranjit Singh on the request of Sansar Chand, waged war against the Gurkhas and defeated them in 1809 A.D. however Sansar Chand had to pay a significant value and he had to lose Kangra fort and sixty six villages to the Sikhs. The Sikhs maintained their sovereignty over Kangra and Hamirpur until 1846 once they were defeated by British people army within the 1st Anglo-Sikh war. Ever since, the ascendence of British people continued within the area that became a locality of British people Empire. once the death of Raja Sansar Chand, his successor Raja Pramodh Chand in alliance with the Sikhs and other rulers tried in vain to dislodge British people.

Modern history of Hamirpur District states that British rulers created Kangra a separate district of that Hamirpur shaped an area. Kullu and Lahaul-Sipiti were conjointly merged to make the a part of the district. In 1846, once annexation of Kangra, Nadaun was created the tehsil headquarters. This settlement was revised in 1868, and as a result the tehsil headquarters was modified from Nadaun to Hamirpur. In 1888, Palampur tehsil was created, merging a part of the areas of Hamirpur and Kangra tehsils. Hamirpur remained an area of geographical region province till first of November 1966, when these areas were incorporated in Himachal Pradesh ensuant upon the reorganization of punjab. 

As a results of re-arrangement of the districts in the merged areas on first of Sept 1972, Hamirpur was created as a separate district with 2 tehsils of Hamirpur and Barsar. In 1980 3 a lot of tehsils namely Tira Sujanpur, Nadaun, Bhoranj were created with the additional reorganization of the tehsils.