Today we want to tell you about all the history of Chamba district which is very important from exam point of view. This history of Chamba district is going to be very useful for you in exam such as HPPSC and HPSSC and other Job related Examinations in Himachal Pradesh. Also for the General Knowledge for every person who want to know about the History of Chamba. It is also part of HP History GK.
Detailed History of Chamba District :
kings and timewise all history of Chamba District :
Meru 550 AD:
- The princely state of Chamba was founded by Meru in 550 AD.
- Meru made Bharmour which is Brahmapur as his capital Berhampur was the first capital of Chamba Dominion.
Aditya Varman:
Aditya Varman first assumed the title of Varman. Aditya Varman was the son of Meru.
Lakshmi Varman 800 AD :
- The epidemic (Plague) spread during the reign of Lakshmi Burman in 800 AD.
- Laxmi Verman was killed by the people of Chamba. At that time Lakshmi Varman’s wife was pregnant and she gave birth to Mushan Varman in a cave.
- At that time Mushan Varman was protected by rats.
Mushan Verman 820 AD :
- Mushan Varman had banned the killing of rats in his state.
- Mushan Varman married the princess of Suket and got Bangana princely state in dowry.
Sahil Verman 920 AD to 940 AD :
- Sahil Verman was also a king of the princely state of Chamba.
- Sahil Burman’s wife was Rani Naina Devi.
- It was Sahil Burman who founded the city of Chamba. He named the city of Chamba after his daughter Champavati.
- Sahil Burman shifted his capital from Brahmapura to Chamba.
- Sahil Burman had 10 sons and Yogi Charpat Nath also blessed him.
- 84 yogis also visited Chamba during the reign of Sahil Burman
- Sahil Burman’s wife Rani Naina Devi was buried alive in the ground to quench the thirst of the subjects (For the People of Chamba).
- Suhi Mela (Suhi Fair) is celebrated in the memory of Rani Naina Devi in Chamba since that time for women and children.
- Chamba Fort was built in Sahil Burman itself.
Yugankar Varman 940 AD:
- Yugankar Burman’s wife was Tribhuvan Rekha Devi.
- The construction of Narsingh temple in Chamba was also done by Yugankar Varman.
Jasata Verman 1040 AD :
- Iron Tikri stone articles (Loh Tikari Pathar Lekh) were written during the reign of Jasata Burman itself.
- One of the stone articles was found in Churah.
Lalit Varman 1143 AD:
- Sechu Nala inscription and Diplo Kothi inscription were written from the reign of Lalit Varman.
Ganesh Varman 1512 AD :
- Ganesh Varman was the first to take the title of Singh.
Pratap Singh Varman 1559 AD :
- Pratap Singh Varman was a contemporary of Akbar.
- Pratap Singh Verman defeated the ruler of Kangra, Raja Chandrapal and merged Guler with Chamba.
Balabhadra 1589 AD :
- Balabhadra was also known as Bali Karan who was very generous.
Janardhan:
- Janardana was the son of Balabhadra.
- The Battle of Dhlog took place between Raja Janardan of Chamba and Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur and Janardan was killed in 1623.
Prithvi Singh 1641 AD :
- Prithvi Singh was a contemporary of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
- Prithvi Singh presented the statue of Raghuveer to Shah Jahan.
Chattar Singh 1664 AD :
- Chattar Singh was a contemporary of Aurangzeb.
- Even though Chatar Singh had captured Basauli by attacking the Bhlai.
- Chattar Singh had refused the order of Aurangzeb to break the temples.
Udai Singh 1690 AD :
- Udai Singh ji was a ruler of Chamba who was the son of Chattr Singh.
- Udai Singh had married the barber’s daughter and made the daughter’s father, who was a barber, the vizier of the Chamba.
Umaid Singh 1748 AD:
- Umaid Singh was also a ruler of Chamba who built the Nada Mahal of Chamba.
- Umaid Singh also built Rang Mahal in Chamba.
- It was Umaid Singh who prohibited his wives from committing sati.
- Umaid Singh died in 1764 at the age of 39.
Raj Singh 1764 AD :
- The Battle of Nerti was fought during the reign of Raja Raj Singh.
- During the reign of Raja Raj Singh, he had a war with Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra and it happened near Shahpur, in which Raja Raj Singh was killed in 1794.
- The protection of Chamba painting was also received at the time of Raja Raj Singh.
Raja Jeet Singh 1794 AD :
- Raja Jeet Singh led the Chamba army in the capture of Kishtwar state in 1786.
- Raja Jeet Singh had also sent soldiers in the war against King Sansar Chand of Kangra to Prophet.
- This war took place from 1804 to 1805.
Charpat Singh 1808 AD :
- Raja Charpat Singh was also a ruler of Chamba.
- Charpat Singh became king at the age of 6.
- Charpat Singh was 6 years old, that’s why the whole state was looked after by Nathu Wazir, who died in 1838.
- After that Wazir Bhaga was made the new Wazir.
- It was during the reign of Charpat Singh that in 1839 Bigne and General Cunningham visited Chamba.
- Charpat Singh died in 1844.
Shri Singh 1844 AD :
- In the time of Shri Singh, Chamba went under the British in 1846.
- Golden Period of Chamba Started according to history.
- The first post office was built in Chamba in 1863.
- Shri Singh, who was the Raja of Chamba, helped the British in the revolt of 1857.
- Shree Singh had sent the army under the leadership of Mian Singh.
Gopal Singh 1870 AD :
- Gopal Singh was the brother of Shree Singh.
- Lord Mayo came to Chamba in the year 1871 during the time of Gopal Singh.
Shyam Singh 1873 AD :
- Shyam Singh was the son of Gopal Singh.
- Shyam Singh became the king of Chamba at the age of 7 with the help of General Renil Their.
- Sir Henry Davis visited Chamba in 1874 at the same time as Shyam Singh.
- Shyam Singh participated in the Delhi Durbar in 1875 to 1877 AD.
- Halps farming was started in 1870.
- Sir Chance Actingson came to Chamba in 1883 during the time of Raja Shyam Singh.
- John Harry was made Shyam Singh’s teacher in 1878.
- Shyam Singh Hospital was built in Chamba in 1891.
- In 1895 there was a revolt of the farmers in Bhatia of Chamba district.
- Bhuri Singh was made the Wazir in 1898.
- In 1900 Lord Curzon and his wife visited to Chamba.
- Raja Shyam Singh became ill in the year 1902 and after that Bhuri Singh, who was the Wazir, was made the king of Chamba.
Bhuri Singh 1904 AD :
- Bhuri Singh was given Knighthood designation on 1st January 1904.
- Bhuri Singh Museum was built by Bhuri Singh in 1908.
- Bhuri Singh helped the British in the First World War from 1914 to 1918.
- Bhuri Singh died in 1919.
Raja Laxman Singh 1935 AD :
- Laxman Singh was the last ruler of Chamba.
- In 15th April 1948 Chamba was merged into the Himachal Pradesh as a District.