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Chamba State - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 32°34′12″N 76°7′48″E / 32.57000°N 76.13000°E

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Chamba State

चम्बा रियासत

~550^[1]–1948

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1911 map of the Princely States of the Shimla Hills showing the boundaries of Chamba State.

Capital

Chamba

History

• Established

~550^[1]

• Accession to the Indian Union

1948

Area

1892

8,329 km² (3,216 sq mi)

Population

• 1892

115,773

Succeeded by

India

Today part of

Himachal Pradesh, India

Chamba Princely State

Chamba State^[2] was one of the oldest princely states in present-day Republic of India, having been founded during the late 6th century. It was part of the States of the Punjab Hills of the Punjab Province in India from 1859 to 1947. Its last ruler signed the instrument of accession to the Indian Union of 15 April 1948.

Geography

Chamba is situated in the bosom of the Himalaya Mountains, and its boundaries are on the northwest, west, and northeast by Kishtwar and Doda district of Jammu region; on the east, Lahaul; and on the southeast and south, the districts of Kangra and Gurdaspur.

The Ravi River flows through this district, and many hydroelectric generating stations have been developed here.

History

According to tradition, the ancient name of Chamba was Champa, and its predecessor state was known as Brahmpur. This site later became Bharmour around 550 AD when Raja Maru Verman came from Kalpagram to the Chamba Hills. Around 920 CE, the capital was shifted from Bharmour to present day Chamba Town. The rulers of Chamba State patronized artists of the Pahari painting style.^[3] Between 1809 and 1846 Chamba was tributary to Jammu. In 1821, Chamba annexed Bhadrawah State. On 9 Mar 1846, Chamba State became a British protectorate.^[4]

Rulers

The rulers of Chamba princely state belonged to the Suryavanshi Mushana(मूषाण) Rajput Dynasty.^[5]

Rajas

Raja Shahil Verman, around 920 AD, shifted his capital from Bharmaur to present-day Chamba Town. It is believed that King Shahil Varman ruled until 940 AD. From then onwards the State of Chamba continued to be ruled by different kings of the Mushana Rajput Dynasty from their capital at Champavati, which later came to be known as Chamba. Following are some of more famous kings of Chamba in Himachal Pradesh:

Rajas of Chamba State
Ruler	Portrait	Timeline
Raja Maru		~550 AD
Raja Jaistambh		After Maru’s death
Raja Shahil Varman		Beginning of 10th century AD
Raja Yugakar Verman		After 940 AD
Raja Vidagdha Verman		After Yugakar Verman
Raja Dodaka Verman		After Vidagdha Verman
Raja Vichitra Verman		After Dodaka Verman
Raja Dhariya Verman		After Vichitra Verman
Raja Salavahana Verman		After Dhariya Verman
Raja Soma Varman		After Salavahana Verman
Raja Asata Varman		After Soma Varman
Raja Jasata Verman		After Asata Varman
Raja Dhala Verman		After Jasata Verman
Raja Udayan Varman		After Dhala Verman
Raja Anand Verman		After Udayan Varman
Raja Ganesa Verman		After Anand Verman
Raja Pratap Singh Verman		1559 to 1586
Raja Vir Vahnu Verman		1586 to 1589
Raja Balbhadra Verman		1589–1641
Raja Prithvi Raj Singh		1641–1664
Raja Chattar Singh		1664–1694^[6]
Raja Udai Singh		1694–1720
Raja Ugar Singh		1720–1735
Raja Dalel Singh		1735–1748
Raja Umed Singh		1748–1764
Raja Raj Singh		1764–1794
Raja Jit Singh		1794–1808

Demographics

Religious groups in Chamba State (British Punjab province era)
Religious group	1901^[7]		1911^[8]^[9]		1921^[10]		1931^[11]		1941^[12]
Religious group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Hinduism ^[a]	119,327	93.35%	126,269	92.93%	130,489	91.98%	135,254	92.09%	155,910	92.3%
Islam	8,332	6.52%	8,750	6.44%	10,529	7.42%	10,839	7.38%	12,318	7.29%
Sikhism	80	0.06%	141	0.1%	242	0.17%	112	0.08%	107	0.06%
Christianity	70	0.05%	81	0.06%	63	0.04%	94	0.06%	190	0.11%
Buddhism	22	0.02%	627	0.46%	541	0.38%	568	0.39%	383	0.23%
Jainism	3	0%	5	0%	3	0%	3	0%	0	0%
Zoroastrianism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Judaism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Others	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Total population	127,834	100%	135,873	100%	141,867	100%	146,870	100%	168,908	100%
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Notes

^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

^ or "6th century" https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_136.gif
^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 10, page 130 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library". Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^ Hindu Hill Kingdoms Archived 30 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine V&A Museum.
^ "Indian Princely States A-J". Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^ Abhinay Rathore. "Chamba". Rajput Provinces of India. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^ Bharti, K. R. (2001). "The Historical View". Chamba Himalaya: Amazing Land, Unique Culture. Indus Publishing. pp. 60–61. ISBN 9788173871252.
^ "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 34. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". 1941. p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

External links

Media related to Chamba State at Wikimedia Commons
"Chamba" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.

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