HISTORY - I

BANSI FAMILY ( Karkot Go't) - 617 to 872 AD

This family ruled Kashmir  for almost two and a half centuries. They had their capital at MANDI (East of Poonch City, Presently in occupied Kashmir). They were enemies of Kashmiri Rajas and Loharan Dynesty. Their fort at Loharkot was so strong that even Sultan Mehmood Ghazanavi couldn't capture it. 

POONCH

Area: 1627 Sq Miles

Population: 400,000  Cencus 1932AD. . . . . .

Population Ratio: Muslims-96%, Hindu-3%, Others-1%)