PREDECESSORS and SHORT
HISTORY: Raja RADHIK PAL, founder of Bhadrawah,
brother of the Raja of Basohli, ruling perhaps in the 10th century. It
may have originally been a jagir, only becoming independent much later.
Rulers were....
| According to the vansavali. |
According to vernacular history. |
| 1. Raja DHARI PAL |
1. Raja BHADR PAL |
| 2. Raja KALAS PAL |
2. Raja PRITHVI PAL |
| 3. Raja ICHHA PAL |
3. Raja AJIA PAL |
| 4. Raja RANSINGH PAL |
4. Raja KELAS PAL |
| 5. Raja DHARM PAL |
5. Raja KISHAN PAL |
| 6. Raja BIKRAM PAL |
6. Raja MAHAN PAL |
| 7. Raja BISHAMBAR PAL |
7. Raja NAG PAL |
| 8. Raja NAG PAL |
8. Raja BISHAMBAR PAL |
- Raja NAG PAL [Than Pal], mother was Rani Kandani, a
Kashtwar Princess,
built the temple of Basak Nag at Bhadrawah, married and had issue. He
died c1620.
- Raja BHAKT PAL, during his rule, Raja Bhupat Pal of
Basohli
invaded
the state and made it tributary to Basohli about 1628, he married and
had
issue.
- Raja DHRUV PAL (qv)
- Mian Rup Chand fl.1692
- Mian Kimat Chand
- Raja DHRUV PAL, married and had issue. He died c1691.
- Raja ABHAYA PAL (qv)
- Mian Jai Chand
- Mian Kalyan Chand
- Raja ABHAYA PAL 1691/1707, married and had issue. He died
1707.
- Raja MEDINI PAL (qv)
- Mian Manik Chand fl.1708
- Raja MEDINI PAL 1707/1735, said to have founded the town of
Bhadrawah
and
made it his capital, married and had issue.
- Raja SAMPAT PAL (qv)
- Mian Harakh Chand
- Raja SAMPAT PAL 1735/1770, born 1710, built the fort at
Ratangarh
naming
it Medinipur, married (amongst others), wives from Jammu and Jasrota,
and
had issue. He died 1770 at Jammu.
- Raja FATEH PAL (qv)
- Mian Jhagar Chand
- Raja BHUP CHAND (qv)
- Mian Sangar Chand
- Mian Kundan Singh, appointed Raja of Kashtwar in 1786,
for a short
time,
but was displaced and died in Chamba, where his descendants still live.
- Rani Suratu, married Raja ABHAYA CHAND of Kangra.
- Rani Darsanu, married Raja PRITHVI SINGH of Nurpur.
- Rani Naginu, married Raja RAJ SINGH of Chamba.
- Rani Tholu, married into Jasrota Royal Family.
- Raja FATEH PAL 1770/1790 (deposed), born 1732, became
tributary to
Chamba
in 1783, paying a tribute of 3,000Rs yearly, continued to rule the
state
as a vassal till 1790 when he was deported to Chamba, where he remained
a prisoner in the Pakki Chauki (old palace) for the remainder of his
life,
he married and had issue. He died after 1790.
- Raja DAYA PAL 1790/1794 and -/1810, born 1756,
deposed as a
result
of internal dissensions and retired to Dinanangar where he died sp
after 1810.
- Raja BHUP CHAND 1794/- , married Rani Atharbanu, a Princess
from Chamba
and had issue. He was confined with his brother in the Pakki Chauki
till
his death.
- Raja PAHAR CHAND 1810/1821, born 1789, last Ruling Chief of
Bhadrawah,
rebelled against Chamba in 1820, which sought the help of Maharaja
Ranjit
Singh, who agreed to exchange Bhadrawah for the pargana of Rihlu, the
letter
of agreement being dated June 1821, he died at Amritsar. The main
ruling
line thus came to an end, but many collateral branches still exist in
the
hills (1930).
Ruled by Chamba officials as a province
of the
state 1821/1833
Raja ZORAWAR SINGH 1833/1845, appointed
governor
in 1833, with the title of Chhota Raja, which he held till
1845,
married and had issue (see Chamba). He died 1845.
Raja PRAKIM SINGH 1845, appointed
Governor 1845,
but the state was annexed the same year. By the treaty of Amritsar of
16th
March 1846, the whole area of the outer hills to the west of the Ravi
was
ceded by the British Government to Raja GHULAB SINGH of Jammu.
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