PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Founded about 697AD. Originally called Kahlur, after a fort of that
name
built by Raja Kahal Chand, and called after himself, Kot Kahlur. The
capital
of Bilaspur was founded by Raja Dip Chand
and was originally
at Jhandbari
and then at Kot Kahlur, but was later transferred to Bilaspur. The
Rajas were members of the Kahluria clan of the Chandravanshi Rajputs
descended from the ancient Rajas of Chanderi in Bundelkhand. Rulers were...
- Raja HARI HAR CHAND, 70th Chanderi
King, married
and had issue. He died 697 or 880.
- Raja GOVIND CHAND, 71st Chanderi
King.
- Raja BIR CHAND (qv)
- Mian Sabir Chand, died 697 or 880.
- Raja KABIR CHAND, founder of
Kumaon.
- Raja GHAMBIR CHAND, founder of
Chamba.
- Raja BIR CHAND 697/730 or fl.880,
founder, subjugated
15 neighbouring states but was ultimately checked by the Raja of
Sirmur,
with whom he made peace.
- .....
- Raja KAHAL CHAND 894/902, 6th Raja of
Kahlur, built
Kot Kahlur, giving its name to the state.
- .....
- Raja KAHN CHAND 1057/1099, 11th in
descent from founder,
conquered Hindur and gave it to his second son, Sujit Chand, from whom
the ruling line of Nalagarh is
descended,
married and had issue.
- Raja AJIT CHAND (qv)
- Raja SUJIT CHAND of Nalagarh.
- Mian Tegh Chand
- Raja AJIT CHAND 1099/- , 12th Raja
of
Kahlur.
- .....
- Raja UDAI CHAND 1133/1143
- ......
- Raja SANGAR CHAND 1197/1220, 16th
Raja of Kahlur,
father of 10 sons, 7 of whom founded jagiri families, existing
to
the present day (1910).
- Raja MEGH CHAND (son) 1220/1251, 17th
Raja of Kahlur,
forced to flee a rebellion by his subjects which was eventually put
down
with the help of the Sultan of Delhi.
- ......
- Raja ABHAISAND CHAND 1302/1317, 21st
Raja of Kahlur.
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- Raja RATAN CHAND 1355/1406, 24th Raja
of Kahlur,
grandson of Raja Abhaisand Chand.
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- Raja GYAN CHAND 1518/1555 or
1570/1600, 27th Raja
of Kahlur, forced to convert to Islam, after quarrelling with the
Governor
of Sirhind and being defeated in battle, married (amongst others), the
daughter of the Governor of Sirhind, and had issue. He died 1555 and
was
buried at Kiratpur.
- Raja BIKRAM CHAND (qv)
- Mian Ram Chand, converted to
Islam.
- Mian Bhim Chand, converted to
Islam.
- Raja BIKRAM CHAND 1555/1593 or
1600/1620 (abdicated),
married (a), daughter of Raja TRILOKA CHAND of Kangra,
married (b), a daughter of Rana PRATAP CHAND of Baghal, and had issue.
He died 1593.
- Raja SULTAN CHAND (by 1st wife)
(qv)
- Mian Kesab Chand (by 2nd wife)
- Raja SULTAN CHAND 1593/1600 or
1620/1630, married
and had issue. He died 1600.
- Raja KALYAN CHAND 1600/1636 or
1630/1645, married
(amongst others) a daughter of Raja SHYAM SEN of Suket committed sati,
1645, and had issue, 8 sons. He died 1645.
- Raja TARA CHAND (qv)
- Mian Manak Chand
- Raja TARA CHAND 1645/1653, married
and
had issue.
He died 1653.
- Raja DIP CHAND 1653/1665, provided
assistance to
the Mughal Emperor, for which he received a khillat of 5 lakhs
and
a sanad authorising his suzerainty over 22 states, married (a)
Rani
Kunkam Devi of Kullu, (b) Rani Jalal Devi of Mandi, and had issue. He
died
27th April 1665 at Nadaon, poisoned by the Raja of Kangra.
- Raja BHIM CHAND (by 2nd wife) (qv)
- Mian Dhan Chand (by 2nd wife)
- Raja BHIM CHAND 1665/1692
(abdicated),
born c1651,
spent the last few years of his life as a fakir after
abdicating
in favour of his son, married and had issue. He died c1712.
- Raja AJMER CHAND 1692/1738 or
1712/1741, 35th Raja
of Kahlur, married (amongst others) a daughter of Raja FATEH SHAH of
Garhwal,
and a Princess of Sirmur and had issue, 7 sons. He died 1738 (1741).
- Raja DEVI CHAND (qv)
- Mian Zorawar Chand, Wazir of
Bilaspur
1778/1793,
married and had issue. He died 1793.
- Mian Suchet Chand, ancestor of
Mian
Changhnian Chand.
- Mian Shakt Chand, married and had
issue.
- Mian Chimna Chand, married and
had
issue.
- Raja JAGAT CHAND [Mian Jangi
Singh](qv)
- Raja DEVI CHAND 1738/1778, waged
war
against Kangra
and Nalagarh, married a Katoch Princess of Kangra and a daughter of
Rana
MEHAR CHAND of Baghal, and had issue. He died 1778.
- Raja MAHAN CHAND 1778/1824, born
1772,
waged war
with Nalagarh and Kangra, lost Dhar Kot to the Sikhs, married and had
issue.
He died 1824.
- Raja KHARAK CHAND 1824/1839, born
1813,
married (amongst
others), Rani Tripta Devi, and had issue. He died 29th March 1839 at
Bilaspur
leaving three widows, including two sisters of the Raja of Sirmur.
- Raja Garabh Chand Sahib, born posthumously in 1839, lost
his claim to
the gaddi
in the dispute decided by the British government in favour of his
nearest
relation Jagat Chand, married and had issue.
- Raja Kishan Chand, married and had issue.
- Kunwar Ganga Singh
- Kunwar Ishwari Singh, held the post of Mewar Vakil,
married and had
issue.
He died 1979.
- Kunwar Surendra Singh Chandel, settled at Udaipur
where he worked as
purchasing
officer with BIRLAS, married Narendra Kumari of Mendhsor (Shekhawat),
and
had issue.
- Kunwar Gajraj Singh Chandel, M.Com., born 4th
April 1959 in Jaipur,
Rajasthan,
married 7th May 1987, Kunwarani Neera Singh Sisodia of Nandli,
and has issue.
- Kunwar Takshsheel Singh, born 1988.
- Kunwar Pradyumna Singh
- Raja JAGAT CHAND 1839/1850
(abdicated),
installed
April 1839, married and had issue. He died 1857.
- Mian Narpat Chand, married and
had
issue. He died
1844.
- Raja HIRA CHAND (qv)
- Daughter, married October 1848,
HH
Maharaja RANBIR
SINGH of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Raja HIRA CHAND 1850/1883, born
1835,
married and
had issue. He died January 1883.
- HH Raja AMAR CHAND Sahib Bahadur
(qv)
- HH Raja AMAR CHAND Sahib Bahadur
1883/1889, born
1854 (1857), married the daughter of Kanwar Jai Singh of Baghal, and
had
issue. He died 3rd February 1889.
 Maj.
HH Raja Sir BIJAI CHAND 1889/1927 (abdicated), born 1873 (1872),
succeeded
3rd February 1889 (#1),
C.S.I. [cr.1911], K.C.I.E. [cr.1917], appointed a M.E.C. of Bengal in
1919,
married 1898, (amongst others), HH Rani Suraj Devi, born 1886, died
1939, and had issue. He died November 1931 in Benares.
- HH Raja Sir ANAND CHAND (qv)
- Mian Shiv Singh, born 1893, married and had issue. He
died 1941.
- Kanwarani Shanta Kumari, born October 1923 in Bilaspur.
- HH Raja Sir ANAND CHAND 1927/1983, born 26th January 1913,
Chief
Commissioner
of Bilaspur 1948/1950; Member of the Constituent Assembly 1948, the Lok
Sabha 1952/1957 and the Rajya Sabha 1958/1964 and 1964/1970; Author of
"Bilaspur - Past, Present and Future"; married 1stly, 18th May 1931 HH
Rani Umawati Kumari of Jubbal, born
1916,
died 12th/13th March 1961, married 2ndly, Rani Sudarshan Kumari, and
had issue. He
died 15th November 1983 in London.
- Rajkumari Ambika Kumari, born 1933, died unmarried 1981
in Bilaspur.
- Tikka Rajendra Chand, born 2nd September 1935, died
unmarried 12th
March
1970 in London.
- Rajkumari Raj Rajeshwari, born 7th November 1938, died
unmarried 11th
November
2004.
- HH Raja KIRTI CHAND (qv)
- HH Raja KIRTI CHAND (see above)
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