In the beginning, Khaneti, Kotkhai and Kotgarh was jointly ruled by the descendants of Kartar Singh for five generations, until Dooni Singh and Shimal Singh divided the territories into Khaneti and Kotkhai-Kotgarh respectively.
For five generations, Khaneti, Kotkhai, and Kotgarh were governed by the descendants of Kartar Singh.  However, Dooni Singh and Shimal Singh later split the land, giving Khaneti to one and Kotkhai-Kotgarh to the other.