<P> Each sub-clan has several subordinate surnames, which number 24 in total . Katochs suffixed' Chandra' to their names until the rise of the Sikh dynasty in Punjab, after which some clan members started suffixing' Singh' also . However, most clan members today, including in the sub-clans, suffix Chand . </P> <P> Until the reforms of 1930s, the Katoch women were only married westward, generally to the Pathania and Jamwal / Jamuwal men . The higher the sub-clan rated its own status, the farther away towards the west they tended to marry . </P> <P> In past centuries, the clan and its branches ruled several princely states in the region of Trigarta . Trigarta refers to the land between three rivers, namely, Beas, Sutlej, and Ravi . However, the clan lost lands and by the 17th century had been reduced to a small hill state . The originator of the clan was Rajanaka Bhumi Chand . Their rulers include Sansar Chand II and Rajanaka Bhumi Chand, the latter being the founder of the Jwalamukhi temple in Himachal Pradesh . </P>

Who is considered the founder of katoch dynasty of ancient kangra state