PREDECESSORS AND SHORT
HISTORY:
Founded in the 11th century (1095?), by Raja Jhet Pal, younger brother
of
the
Ruler of Delhi. Originally known as Dhameri. Rulers were....
- Raja JAS PAL 1313/1353, married and had issue, 9 sons, each
of whom was
progenitor of a branch of the Pathania family.
- Raja KAILAS PAL 1353/1397
- Raja PRITHI PAL 1438/1473
- Raja BAKHT MAL 1513/1558, died 1558.
- Raja PAHARI MAL 1558/1580
- Raja BASU DEV 1580/1613, enjoyed a mansab of 1500
under Emperor
Akbar, which was increased to 3500 by Emperor Jahangir, married and had
issue. He died in the thana of Shahabad in 1613.
- Raja SURAJ MAL (qv)
- Raja JAGAT SINGH (qv)
- Mian Madho Singh, granted the title of Raja by Emperor
Jahangir. He
died
after 1623.
- Raja SURAJ MAL 1613/1618, granted a mansab of 2000.
He died
1618
in Chamba.
- Raja JAGAT SINGH 1618/1646, granted a mansab of
300, later
increased
to 1000 men and 500 horse, also received the title of Raja and 20,000Rs
in cash as well a jewelled dagger, about 1626 this was further
increased
to 3000 men and 2000 horse, and again in 1641 to 5000 of each, in 1622
the state was renamed Nurpur, in honour of Nur Jahan, wife of the
Mughal
Emperor, Jahangir, ruled Chamba till 1641, in 1634 was appointed
Thanadar
of Lower Bangash, in 1638 was appointed Faudjar of Lower and Upper
Bangash,
married and had issue. He died at Peshawar in January 1646.
- Raja RAJRUP SINGH (qv)
- Raja BHAU SINGH, received Shahpur in 1650, converted to
Islam in 1686,
receiving the name of Murid Khan, his descendants ruled there till
1781.
The taluqa was resumed later by Raja Prithvi Singh.
- Kumari (name unknown), married Raja SURAJ SEN of Mandi.
- Raja RAJRUP SINGH 1646/1661, Faudjar of the Koh-i-Daman of
Kangra, mansab
advanced to 1500 men and 1000 horse on his accession, also granted the
title of Raja, later increased to 2000 each in 1647, and 2500 each in
1649,
increased to 3000 in 1652, and later 3500, appointed Thanadar of Ghazni
in 1661, married and had issue. He died 1661.
- Raja MANDHATA SINGH 1661/1700
- Raja DAYADHATA 1700/1735, born 1681, married and had issue.
He died
1735.
- Raja FATEH SINGH (qv)
- Mian Mahan Singh
- Mian Sundar Singh
- Raja FATEH SINGH 1735/1770, married and had issue. He died
1770.
- Raja PRITHVI SINGH (qv)
- Mian Indar Singh of Reh, married a daughter of the Raja
of
Kangra, settled in
that
state and was ancestor of the Reh branch of the Nurpur Royal Family,
married and had issue.
- Mian Arjun Singh of Reh, married and had issue.
- Mian Ishwari Singh of Reh, married and had issue.
- Kumari Rai Dei, married Raja GOPAL SINGH of Chamba.
- Mian Keshari Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Shanker Singh of Reh, married and had issue.
- Rai Raghunath Singh of Reh, married and had issue.
- Rai Hoshiar Singh of Reh, married and had issue.
- Rai Mohan Singh of Reh, married and had issue.
- Rai Ranvir Singh of Reh, married and had
issue.
- Kumari Anjali Devi, married Raja ANIRUDH
PAL SINGH of Awagarh, and has issue.
- Rajkumari Ambika Devi, born
1977, married Rajkumar Tushar
Singh [Kumar
Shri
Tusharsinhji Kanaksinhji] of Dumraon,
born 1970.
- Col. Kanwar Balwant Singh, married and had
issue.
- Col. Devendra Singh, married Kanwarani Rama
Devi, daughter of Kanwar Baldev Singh of Kumharsain, and his wife,
Kanwarani Hemavati Kumari, and had issue.
- Mian Bikham Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Sarup Singh, married and had issue.
- Kanwar Gajendra Singh, married Kumari Saheb
Dei, daughter of Kanwar Hoshiar Singh of Chamba, and had issue.
- Kanwar Rajendra Singh, married, and had issue.
- Kumari Dimpy, married Kunwar D. P. N. Singh
of Padrauna in Bihar, and has issue.
- Kumari Prithi [Rani
Preeti Devi of Poonch], married 14th August 1975, Raja RAMAN DEV
SINGH of Poonch, and has issue, two
children.
- Mian Devi Singh, married Kumari Radha Devi, and
had issue.
- Kanwar Randhir Singh, married Kanwarani Kamla
Devi of Barnai, and had issue.
- Kumari Shahnaz, married Kanwar Anil Sen of
Mandi.
- Mian Bishan Singh, married and had issue.
- Sardar Bahadur Hira Singh, married and had issue.
- Kanwar Dalip Singh, married and had issue.
- Kanwar Nasib Singh, married Kanwarani Sushma
Dei of Kutlehar, and had issue.
- Kumari Sharmishta Devi [Rani
Sharmistha Devi of Bangahal], married Rai Sahib
RAJENDRA PAL SINGH of Bir (Bangahal),
and has issue.
- Kanwar Punjab Singh, married and had issue.
- Kanwar Virendra Singh, married Kanwarani Asha
Kumari, daughter of Kanwar Indra Vikram Singh of Keonthal, and has issue.
- Kanwar Rajeshwar Singh, married Kanwarani
Nirja Kumari, daughter of Kanwar Romesh Singh of Sirmur, and his wife, Kanwarani
Sidheshwari Kumari, and has issue.
- Kanwar Mahendra Singh, married Kanwarani Usha
Kumari, and had issue.
- Kumari Seema Kumari, married Kanwar Ajay
Singh of Baghal, and has issue.
- Kumari Basantika Devi [Rani Basantika Devi of
Kotkhai], married (as his second wife), Rana RAGHUNATH SINGH of Kotkhai, and had issue, two sons and one
daughter.
- Mian Sahib Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Sheo Singh, married and had issue.
- Kumari (name unknown), married (as his
third wife), Maj.Gen. HH
Maharaja Sir PRATAP SINGH Sahib Bahadur of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Raja PRITHVI SINGH 1770/1805, born 1740, married (amongst
others),
Rani Darsanu, daughter of Raja SAMPAT PAL of Bhadrawah, and had
issue.
He died 1805.
- Tikka Fateh Singh, married and had issue. He died vp
1789.
- Raja BHIR SINGH 1805/1846, born 1785, last ruling Chief of
Nurpur,
married
a daughter of Raja JIT SINGH of Chamba, and
had issue. He died 1846.
- Raja JASWANT SINGH 1846/1898, born 1836, married and had
issue.
He
died 1898.
- Raja GAGAN SINGH (qv)
- Mian Udham Singh
- Raja GAGAN SINGH 1898/1952, born 1882, (?grandson of Raja
Bhir
Singh),
6th Viceregal Darbari in Kangra District, an Honourary Magistrate in
Kangra
District, the Hereditary title of Raja was conferred 15th March 1909 by
the Viceroy, married and had issue. He died 1952.
- Raja DEVENDRA SINGH 1952/-, born 1901.
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