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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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         Answer: C) Anglo-Gurkha War         
         
Explanation: History of Shimla goes back to the period of Anglo –Gurkha war in the year 1808-09. The British connection with the area developed only after this battle between the Sikh rulers of these hills and the Gurkhas from Nepal.
       
      
      
      
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