High above the Jhelum at Mangla stands an ancient fort long called a gateway to Kashmir. According to the histories of the hill states, it was the capital of Khari-Khariali, the state founded by Kharak Chand, brother of Raja Chib Chand.
On a high ridge above Karjai village near Khuiratta in Kotli District stand the ruins of Karjai Fort, also known as Devigarh, one of the hill forts of the old Chibhal country.