MANKOTE, KATHUA DISTRICT, JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Mankote is presently known as Ramkote. Mankote is one of the major towns in Billawar Tehsil of Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir. Mankote is located on a small hill on the banks of the stream Basanter on Dhar Udhampur Road. Mankote is used to be a small town that is spread over an area of around 15 kilometers in breadth and 24 kilometers in length. Mankote is established by Raja Manak Dev, a successor of Raja Narsingh Dev of Jammu from 1272 to 1314 AD. Raja Suchet Singh is one who ruled Jammu from 1822 to 1843 AD and was renamed the town Ramkote.
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