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Simla was founded as a hill station to use as strategic place for billeting troops, guarding frontier and launching campaign during the course of

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Anglo-Maratha War

Anglo-Burmese War

Anglo-Gurkha War

Anglo-Afghan War

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Shimla (then Simla) came under British control after the Anglo-Gurkha War (1814-1816). The war ended with the Treaty of Sugauli, by which the Gurkhas ceded territories, including the hills around Shimla, to the British. The British initially developed Shimla as a retreat and sanatorium for their troops. Its strategic location in the hills made it suitable for billeting troops, guarding the northern frontier, and as a base for potential campaigns in the region. It later became the summer capital of British India.

While Shimla was certainly used during later conflicts like the Anglo-Afghan Wars, its establishment and initial development as a strategic hill station for military purposes were a direct consequence of the British victory in the Anglo-Gurkha War and their acquisition of the territory.

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