| Raja Meru Verman |
670 AD |
Established kingdom of Brahampura at Bharmour |
| Raja Sahila Verman |
920 |
Built the town of Chamba on a plateau above the Ravi
River at the insistence of his daughter, Champavati. The capital was
moved to Chamba. |
| Raja Pratap Singh Verman |
1559 |
Contemporary of the great Mogul king Akbar. During his
tenure, Chamba became a tributary to the Mogul empire. |
| Raja Balabhadra Verman |
1559-1641 |
Contemporary of Mogul king Jahangir |
| Raja Prithvi Singh |
1641-1664 |
Contemporary of Mogul king Shah Jehan. |
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Raja Chattar Singh
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1664-1690 |
Contemporary of Mogul King Aurangjeb. He defied Aurangjeg's
orders to demolish all Hindu temples. To taunt Aurangjeb, he gilded
the tower of the Lakshmi-Narayan temple in 1678. |
| Raja Udai Singh |
1690-1720 |
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| Raja Ugar Singh |
1720-1735 |
Near the end of his tenure, Chamba was set ablaze in
a giant fire. He was blamed to have set the fire to thwart Dalel Singh
from coming to power. |
| Raja Dalel Singh |
1735-1748 |
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| Raja Umed Singh |
1748-1764 |
He started construction of Rang Mahal (Palace) |
| Raja Raj Singh |
1764-1794 |
Great warrior; he won battles with the forces of Jammu
in 1775, Basohli in 1782, and Kishtwar in 1784. |
| Raja Jit Singh |
1794-1808 |
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| Raja Charhat Singh |
1808-1844 |
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| Raja Sri Singh |
1844-1871 |
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| Raja Sham Singh |
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| Raja Lakshman Singh |
1935-1948 |
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