Princely State of Kangra

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: kangra
Reportedly founded in mythical antiquity, with mention of Raja Bhumi Chandra in 4300BC. Rulers were :- 
  • Raja MEGH CHAND 1390/1405, fought against Timur, married and had issue.
    • Raja HARI CHAND I (qv)
    • Raja KARAN CHAND II (qv)
    • Raja PRATAP CHAND, founder of Bhimbar.
  • Raja HARI CHAND I 1405/1415, founded Guler in 1415 with his capital at Haripur, ancestor of the families of Siba and Datarpur.
  • Raja KARAN CHAND II 1415/1430, granted the title of Bada Raja.
  • Raja SANSAR CHAND I 1430/1450
  • Raja DEVANGGA CHAND 1450/1465
  • Raja NARENDRA CHAND 1465/1480, married (amongst other), a daughter of the Raja of Puna.
  • Raja SUVIRA CHAND 1480/1490 or 1480/1499, married and had issue.
    • Raja PRAYAG CHAND (qv)
  • Raja PRAYAG CHAND 1490/1510 or 1499/1520, married and had issue.
    • Raja RAM CHAND (qv)
  • Raja RAM CHAND 1510/1528 or 1520/1538, married and had issue. [He died sp 1538.]
    • Raja DHARAM CHAND (qv)
    • Mian Kalyan Chand, married .
      • Three generations
        • Raja CHANDARBHAN CHAND (qv)
  • Raja DHARAM CHAND 1528/1563, born 1468?, he was granted the title of Maharaja by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, married . He died 1563.
    • Raja MANIKA CHAND (qv)
  • Raja MANIKA CHAND 1563/1570, died 1570.
  • Raja JAI CHAND V 1570/1585, married . He died 1585.
    • Raja BIDHI CHAND (qv)
  • Raja BIDHI CHAND 1585/1607, fought against the Mughal Emperor Akbar. He died 1607.
  • Raja TRILOKA CHAND 1607/1612, rebelled against the Mughals, died 1612 [or January 1615]
  • Raja HARI CHAND II 1612/1627, born 1608 (1603), killed sp 1627 by Padshah Jahangir of Delhi
  • Raja CHANDARBHAN CHAND 1627/1658, married . He died 1658 in Delhi.
    • Raja VIJAY RAM CHAND (qv)
    • Raja UDAI RAM CHAND (qv)
    • Mian Narpat Chand of Bijaipur, married .
      • Mian Prag Chand, married .
      • Mian Agar Chand, married . He died 1732.
      • Mian Nigahi Chand, married . He died 1796.
      • Generations
      • Mian Molak Chand, born 1833, married and had issue. He died 1874.
      • Mian Mordhaj Chand, born 1853, married and had issue. He died 1887.
      • Mian Devi Chand, born 1881, married and had issue.
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Raja SURAJ SEN of Mandi.
  • Raja VIJAY RAM CHAND 1660/1687, received a mansab of 5000 foot, died 1687.
  • Raja UDAI RAM CHAND 1687/1690, married and had issue. He died 1690.
    • Raja BHIM CHAND (qv)
    • Mian Kirpal Chand, died 20th February 1696.
  • Raja BHIM CHAND 1690/1697, Dharam Rakshak, married . He died 1697.
    • Raja ALAM CHAND II (qv)
  • Raja ALAM CHAND II 1697/1700, founded Alampur, married and had issue. He died 1700.
    • Raja HAMIR CHAND (qv)
    • Raja GHAMIR CHAND (qv)
  • Raja HAMIR CHAND 1700/1747, built the fort of Hamirgarh and founded the town of Hamirpur, married . He died 1747.
    • Raja ABHAY CHAND (qv)
    • Mian (name unknown) Chand, married .
      • Raja GHAMAND CHAND (qv)
  • Raja ABHAY CHAND 1747/1750, built the fort of Riyal-Tira-Abhymanpur and the temple of Thakurdwara, married Rani Suratu Devi of Bhadrawah .
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Raja AMRIT PAL of Basohli.
  • Raja GHAMIR CHAND 1750/1751, married , 11 sons excluded from the succession. He died 1751.
  • Raja SHRINGAR CHAND 1751 (deposed)
  • Raja GHAMAND CHAND 1751/1774, rebuilt Pathiar Fort, appointed Nazim of the Jalandhar Doab by Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1758. He died 1774.
    • Raja TEGH CHAND (qv)
  • Raja TEGH CHAND 1774/1775, born about 1745; married and had issue. He died 1775.
    • Raja SANSAR CHAND II (qv)
    • Raja Fateh Chand, received the Jagir of Rajgir, married . He died 1828.
      • Mian Rudra Chand [Ludar Chand] of Rajgir, married and had issue. He died 1851.
        • Raja PRATAP CHAND, adopted by the Maharani of Pramodh Chand of Lambagraon.
        • Mian Kirat Chand, married .
          • Mian Jagroop Chand, born 1860, married .
            • Kanwarani Amar Dei, married Kanwar Pratap Singh of Chamba, .
            • Mian Moti Chand
        • Mian Udai Chand, married .
          • Mian Daljit Singh, born 1866, married .
            • Kanwar Pargas Chand, born 1890.
            • Kanwar Shyam Chand, born 1892.
      • Mian Rai Singh (natural son), married .
        • Rani Katochan, married (as his fourth wife), Maharaja NAUNIHAL SINGH of Lahore. She committed sati November in 1840.
      • Kumari (name unknown), married Raja HIRA SINGH of Jasrota.
      • Mian Man Chand. died sp.
      • Kumari (name unknown), married Raja DHARAM PRAKASH of Sirmur.
    • Raja SANSAR CHAND II 1775/1823, born 1765 in Bijapur, assumed the titles of Naresh and Chhatrapati, lost most of his possessions by the Treaty of Jawalamukhi in 1810, being allocated the small Jagir of Lambagraon for his maintenance, married 1stly Rani (?Prasanna Devi), daughter of Mian Kishan Singh of Suket, married 2ndly, a Rani from Sirmur, married 3rdly, a Rani from Bangahal, married 4thly, Gulab Dassi Gaddan, . He died December 1823.
      • Raja ANIRUDDH CHAND (by first wife), Jagirdar of Lambagraon, married and had issue. (see below)
      • Kumari (name unknown) (by first wife), married Raja SUDARSHAN SHAH of Tehri-Garhwal. 
      • Kumari (name unknown) (by first wife), married Raja SUDARSHAN SHAH of Tehri-Garhwal.
      • Raja Sir JODHBIR CHAND (by Gulab Dassi Gaddan), 1st Raja of Nadaun.
      • Rani Mahtab Devi [Rani Katochan] (by Gulab Dassi Gaddan), married 1829, Maharaja RANJIT SINGH of Lahore. She committed sati 28th June 1839.
      • Rani Raj Banso Devi (by Gulab Dassi Gaddan), married 1829, Maharaja RANJIT SINGH of Lahore. She committed suicide in 1835.
    PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE:
    Raja Shri ADITYA DEV CHAND KATOCH, (488th Raja of his line,) Head of the Royal House of Kangra, Jagirdar of Lambagraon, Rajgir and Mahal Moria (1988) educated at Doon School, Dehra Dun; married 4th December 1968, Rani Shrimati Chandresh Kumari, daughter of HH Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shri HANWANT SINGH Sahib Bahadur of Jodhpur, and his wife, HH Maharani Krishna Kumari Ba Sahiba.
    • Tikka Aishwariya Chand Katoch, married about 1997, Tikkarani Shailaja Kumari, daughter of HH Raja VIKRAM SINGH of Sailana, and his wife, HH Rani Chandra Kumari.
      • Natiraj Ambikeshwar Dev Chand Katoch, born 22nd December 1998.

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