Etymology Jadhang village itself and
Jad people living in Jadhang and
Nelang valley are named after a man
"Jadha" who was resettled here by
British adventurer
Frederick Wilson. The settlement document of
Garhwal Kingdom, which administered this area, from that era reads,
"Wilson invited certain Jadha from the upper Pargana of Kunawar in Bashahr state (now in Himachal Pradesh) to settle at Nilang, re-establish the hamlet of Jadhang and administered the area on behalf of Maharaja Bhavani Shah [r. 1859-71 CE]." 1849 CE: Resettlement On 23 May 1849 CE, the king of Garhwal Kingdom,
Sudarshan Shah gave british adventurer Fredrik Wilson a forest in Taknore (Tak Naurarh) pargana for an annual lease of Rs 400 for logging the timber for supplying to railways. On the same day he was appointed as Garhwal king's representative for rehabilitating this area and it has become desolated during the 12 year
Gorkha occupation (1803-15 CE). == Culture==