Predecessors and Short History:
The ruling line belongs to the Surajbansi Rajput Clan.
Founded in about 550AD by Raja Marut, who built
Brahmapura. The state ranked 14th in precedence at the
Punjab Darbar (1890). Rulers were....
- Raja MERU VERMAN, 1st Raja of Chamba 670/-
- Raja SAHILA VERMAN, 20th Raja of Chamba
920/940, he built the town of Chamba named after his
daughter around 920, married (amongst others) Rani
Nenna Devi, and had issue.
- Raja Yugakar Verman (qv)
- Kumari Champavati Devi
- Raja YUGAKAR VERMAN, 21st Raja of Chamba
940/-, married (a), Rani Tribhuvanarekha Devi, married
(b), Rani Bhogamati Devi, and had issue.
- Raja Vidagdha Verman (by 2nd wife) (qv)
- Raja VIDAGDHA VERMAN, 22nd Raja of Chamba
- Raja DODAKA VERMAN, 23rd Raja of Chamba
- Raja VICHITAR VERMAN, 24th Raja of Chamba,
his younger brother founded the Bandralta-Ramnagar
estate in Jammu.
- Raja DHAIRYA VERMAN, 25th Raja of Chamba
- Raja SALAVAHANA VERMAN, 26th Raja of Chamba
fl.1060, married and had issue.
- Raja Soma Verman (qv)
- Raja Asata Verman (qv)
- Rani Bappika, married Raja Kalasa of Kashmir and
had issue.
- Raja SOMA VERMAN, 27th Raja of Chamba fl.1066
- Raja ASATA VERMAN, 28th Raja of Chamba
fl.1088, married and had issue.
- Raja JASATA VERMAN, 29th Raja of Chamba
1105/1118, married and had issue.
- Raja DHALA VERMAN, 30th Raja of Chamba
1118/1120
- Raja UDAYA VERMAN, 31st Raja of Chamba 1120/-
- Raja ANAND VERMAN,
Raja of Chamba ca1475/1512, married a daughter of the
Raja of Kangra. He died ca1512.
- Raja GANESA VERMAN,
Raja of Chamba 1512/1559, married (amongst others),
Rani Sahib Devi, and had issue. He died 1559.
- Raja Pratapsingh Verman (by Sahib Devi) (qv)
- Mian Jit Singh
- Mian Bhir Bahadur
- Mian Hari Singh
- Mian Satargun Singh
- Mian Rupanand Singh
- Raja PRATAPSINGH
VERMAN, Raja of Chamba 1559/1586, married 3
wives from Kullu, and had issue. He died 1586.
- Raja Vir Vahnu Verman (qv)
- Raja VIR VAHNU
VERMAN, Raja of Chamba 1586/1589, married and
had issue. He died 1589.
- Raja Balbhadra Verman (qv)
- Raja BALBHADRA
VERMAN, Raja of Chamba 1589/1641, deposed,
with his son acting as Regent, married and had issue.
He died 1641.
- Raja Janardan Verman, Regent of Chamba 1613/1623,
married and had issue. He died about 1623 at Chamba.
- Mian Bishambhar Verman, died 1623.
- Mian Man Singh
- Mian Sudar Sen
- Raja PRITHVI SINGH,
Raja of Chamba 1641/1664, born 1619, married (amongst
others), a daughter of Raja Bhupat Pal of Basohli, and
had issue. He died 1664.
- Raja Chhatar Singh (qv)
- Mian Jai Singh, Wazir of Chamba 1664/1696, died
1696.
- Mian Indar Singh
- Mian Mahipat Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Raghunath Singh, married and had issue.
- Mian Ram Singh
- Mian Shakat Singh
- Mian Raj Singh, Wazir of Chamba. He died shortly
after 1690.
- Raja CHHATAR SINGH,
Raja of Chamba 1664/1690, married and had issue. He
died 1690.
- Raja Udai Singh (qv)
- Mian Lakshman Singh, died sp in 1720.
- Kumari (name unknown), married 1680, Raja
Bidhi Singh of Kullu.
- Raja UDAI SINGH,
Raja of Chamba 1690/1720, married and had issue. He
died spm in 1720.
- Kumari (name unknown), married ?Raja
Shamsher Sen of Mandi.
(cf. below)
- Raja UGAR SINGH,
Raja of Chamba 1720/1735 (deposed), Regent, married
and had issue. He died 1735.
- Raja Umed Singh (qv)
- Mian Sher Singh, married and had issue.
- Kumari (name unknown), married into
Jammu.
- Kumari (name unknown), married Raja
Shamsher Sen of Mandi.
(cf. above)
- Raja DALEL SINGH,
Raja of Chamba 1735/1748 (abdicated), married a
Princess of Jammu, and had issue. He died spm
at Jwalamukhi.
- Kumari (name unknown), married Raja Bajai
Dev of Jammu.
- Raja UMED SINGH,
Raja of Chamba 1748/1764, born 1725, married (a), a
daughter of the Raja [?Kiral Dev] of Jasrota, married
(b), a daughter of Raja Dhruv Dev of Jammu, died 1774, and had
issue. He died 13th May 1764 (13th of Baisakh,
Vik.1820).
- Rani Ananta Devi (by the Jammu Rani), married
Raja Prakash Chand, Raja of Guler.
- Raja Raj Singh (by the Jammu Rani) (qv)
- Raja RAJ SINGH,
Raja of Chamba 1764/1794, born 1755 in Rajnagar,
married Rani Naginu Devi, daughter of Raja Sampat Pal
of Bhadrawah, and
had issue. He died 1794 (7th Har, Vik.1850).
- Raja Jit Singh (qv)
- Kumari (name unknown), born about 1772,
married Raja Brijraj Dev of Jammu.
- Raja JIT SINGH,
Raja of Chamba 1794/1808, born 1775, married Rani
Sharda Devi of Jammu,
died after 1825, and had issue. He died 1808.
- Raja Charhat Singh (qv)
- Kumari (name unknown), married Raja Bir
Singh of Nurpur,
died 1846.
- Raja Zorawar Singh, raised to the dignity of Raja
of Bhadrawah in 1833, married and had issue. He died
1845.
- Raja Parakam Singh, Raja of Bhadrawah in 1845.
The state was annexed the same year by Maharaja
Gulab Singh of Jammu; married and had issue. He
died 1888.
- Kanwar Solan Singh, married and had issue. He
died 1888.
- Kanwar Kartar Singh born 1882, married
1stly, Kanwarani Rattan Dei of Tilokpur (see
Bhadu), married 2ndly, Kanwarani Laxmi Devi of
Ladori, married 3rdly, Kanwarani Himgula Devi
of Lilh, and had issue.
- Kanwar Gori Singh, married Kanwarani
Brahmi Devi of Dunera, and had issue.
- Kanwar Amar Singh, born 1884.
- Kanwar Dhian Singh, born 1869.
- Raja CHARHAT SINGH,
Raja of Chamba 1808/1844, born 1803, married 1stly,
1825, a daughter of the Raja of Chenani, she committed sati
in 1844, married 2ndly, 1836, Rani (name unknown),
she committed sati in 1844, married 3rdly,
1838, Rani Katochni of Kangra, and had issue. He died
1844, when two Ranis and six concubines committed sati.
- Raja Sri Singh (by 3rd wife) (qv)
- Raja Gopal Singh (by 2nd wife) (qv)
- Mian Suchet Singh (by 3rd wife), born 1841, died
spm in August 1896 in London.
- Raja SRI SINGH,
Raja of Chamba 1844/1870, born 1839, granted a sanad
confirming his possession of the state in 1848, a sanad
of 1862 confirms the right of adoption, married
(amongst other) Rani Sarda Devi, daughter of Raja Ugar
Sen of Suket, and had
issue. He died 1870. (11th Assuj).
- Mian (name unknown), died in infancy.
- Kumari (name unknown), married 10th
February 1862, HH Maharaja Pratap Singhji of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Raja GOPAL SINGH,
Raja of Chamba 1870/1873 (abdicated), born 1840, after
abdicating he was granted a jagir at Manjir for his
maintenance where he lived in retirement until his
death; married 1stly, Rani Raj Dei, daughter of Mian
Ishwari Singh of Reh (see Nurpur),
married 2ndly, a daughter of Raja Shamsher Singh of Guler, and had issue. He
died in March 1895 at Manjir (#1).
- HH Raja Saheb Shri Shyam Singh (by Rani Raj Dei)
(qv)
- HH Raja Saheb Shri Sir Bhuri Singh (by Rani Raj
Dei) (qv)
- Mian Pratap Singh (by Rani Guleriya), born after
1873, married Kanwarani Amar Dei, daughter of Mian
Jagroop Chand of Kangra,
and had issue. He died before 1919.
- Kanwar Dharam Singh, married Kanwarani Sushila
Kumari, daughter of Mian Sarup Singh of Reh (see Nurpur), and his
wife, Kumari Sahib Dei, and had issue, five
daughters.
- Kumari Randhir Dei
- Kumari Asha Dei
- Kumari Kunver Dei
- Kumari Sushma Dei
- Kumari Kiran Dei
- Kumari Pramila Dei
- Kumari (name unknown), married the Raja of
Tilokpur (see Bhadu).
- HH Raja Saheb Shri
SHYAM SINGH, Raja of Chamba 1873/1904
(abdicated), born 8th July 1866, installed as Raja on
7th October 1873 (#1),
married eleven wives, including, (a), February 1883, a
grand-daughter of Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir,
married (b), 1883, cousin of the Raja of Sirmur,
married (c), Rani Sansar Dei of Tilokpur (see Bhadu),
married (d), a daughter of the Rana of Bhadrawah, and
had issue. He died 10th June 1905.
- Kanwar Saheb Shri Devi Singh, born 1883, he died
vpspl.
- Kanwar Saheb Shri Tej Singh, born 1885.
- Kanwar Saheb Shri Nihal Singhji (by 4th wife),
born 1895, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College,
Lahore, married 1stly, 1917, Kanwarani Leela Devi,
daughter of Kanwar Surinder Singh of Sirmur, married 2ndly,
1943, Kanwarani Kanchan Devi of Bhawarna, and had
issue.
- Kumari Uttam Dei, married Kanwar Inder Singh of
Jaswan, and had
issue, one son and four daughters.
- Kumari Neeru Kumari, married Kanwar
Vijay Singh of Sirmur,
and has issue.
- Kumari Suraj Dei, born 12th March 1923, married
1948, Kanwar Pritam Singh, and had issue.
- Kanwar Surinder Singh, married
Kanwarani Asha Devi, daughter of Thakur
Narendra Singh of Dhadi,
and his wife, Thakurani Lakshmi Devi, and has
issue.
- Rani Saheb Shrimati Kamal Deiji, born 11th
August 1944 in Palampur, married 8th December
1964, Raja Saheb Shri Mahendra Palji Bahadur of Kutlehar.
- Kanwar Maharaj Singh, born 1946, married and had
issue.
- Rajkumari Laxmi Dei, died unmarried in 1965.
- HH Raja Saheb Shri
Sir BHURI SINGH, Raja of Chamba 1904/1919,
born 18th December 1869 (#1),
K.C.S.I. [cr.1906], C.I.E. [cr.1901](#2),
married and had issue, two sons and two daughters. He
died 6th October 1919 (#3).
- HH Raja Saheb Shri Ram Singh (qv)
- Kanwar Sahib Kesari Singh, educated at
Aitchison's Chiefs College, Lahore; Wazir of Chamba
1920/1922, Regent of Chamba [xx.6.1922] -
[21.9.1923], married 1stly, 1914, Kanwarani Champa
Devi, daughter of Raja Jai Singh of Dada-Siba, and had
issue, as well as further issue by a secondary
liaison. He died October 1949 in Chamba.
- Kumari Uttam Devi, born in November 1915.
- Kumari Suraj Devi, born 1917, married 1949, Raja
Harmahendra Singh of Dada-Siba,
and had issue, one son and two daughters.
- Kumari Kamal Devi, born 1919, married and had
issue.
- Kanwar Sahib Gulab Singh, born 9th July 1921 in
Chamba, married 1945, Kanwarani Padma Devi, and
had issue, one son and three daughters. He died
December 2009 in Delhi.
- Kanwar Arvind Singh (+), married and had
issue.
- Kanwar Sahib Sher Singh, born 21st June 1924,
married married 30th November 1953, Kanwarani
Bijaya Kumari, daughter of Raja Shri Panch Mohan
Bikram Shah II [alias Rama Raja], Raja of Ramnagar, and his
wife, Rani Sita Rajya Lakshmi Devi, and had issue.
- Kanwar Kameleshwar Singh, born 21st November
1956, married (his cousin) 23rd December 1978 in
Varanasi, Kanwarani Sangita Shah, daughter of
Shri Manmohan Bikram Shah [Manmohan Raja] of Ramnagar, and
has issue.
- Thakurani Hemant Kanwar, born 1960, married
9th April 1979, Thakur Pradyuman Singh of Mandawa-Junior,
and has issue, two sons.
- Kumari Sheela Devi (by a secondary wife), born
1927, married 1945, Kanwar Upendra Chand, born
1922, third son of Raja Mahendra Chand of Nadaun, by his
second wife, and had issue. She died 1979.
- Kumari Prakash Devi (by a secondary wife), born
1929, married 1949, Kanwar Devinder Singh of Sirmur, and has
issue.
- Kanwar Bhawani Singh (by a secondary wife), born
27th July 1931, married and has issue.
- Rani Saheb Shrimati Rattan Deiji Saheba, married
Raja Saheb Shri Brijmohan Palji Bahadur of Kutlehar, and had
issue.
- HH Maharani Dhan Deiji Saheba, married 1915, HH
Shri Maharaja Hari Singhji Bahadur of Jammu & Kashmir.
She died 1920.
- HH Raja Saheb Shri
RAM SINGH, Raja of Chamba 1919/1935, born
26th April 1890, educated at Aitchison Chiefs'
College, Lahore, installed on 24th April 1920, married
HH Rani Dharam Deiji Saheba, daughter of Raja
Raghunath Singh of Jaswan,
and his wife, a daughter of HH Maharaja Ranbir Singh
of Jammu and Kashmir, and had issue. He died 7th
December 1935 .
- HH Raja Saheb Shri Lakshman Singh (qv)
- Rajkumari Asha Devi, born 1926, died unmarried
1961.
- Rajkumar Narayan Singh, born 3rd June 1928,
married 4th February 1957 in Chamba, Rajkumar Rani
Shakuntala Kumari, daughter of HH Maharaja Sir
Brijnath Singh Ju Deo Bahadur of Maihar, and his wife,
HH Maharani Brinda Devi, and has issue.
- Kanwar Jitendra Singh, born 12th April 1958 in
Chamba.
- Kanwar Harmahendra Singh, born 20th March 1959
in Chamba.
- Rajkumari Vidya Devi, born 1929.
- HH Raja Saheb Shri
LAKSHMAN SINGH, Raja of Chamba 1935/1971,
born 8th December 1924 (#4),
educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore, married
3rd May 1944, HH Rani Devendra Kumari, daughter of HH
Maharawat Sir Ram Singhji II Bahadur of Pratapgarh, and
his first wife, HH Maharani Raj Kunwari, and had
issue, five children. He died 21st May 1971.
- Rajkumari Durga Kumari [Princess Pinky], born 2nd
April 1946 at Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, married 11th
December 1969 (div.1971), HH Maharao Ranjit Singhji
of Bundi. She died sp
on 8th April 1978 in Chamba.
- HH Raja Saheb Shri Prem Singh (qv)
- Rajkumar Brijendra Singhji [Prince Tutu Chamba],
born 24th January 1950 at Pune, Maharashtra,
educated at the Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan,
finishing his schooling in 1966, graduated in 1970,
from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University
(History Honours), married 19th April 1979,
Rajkumari Asha Kumari, daughter of Maharaja
Madaneshwar Singh Deo of Surguja, and his
second wife, Maharani Devendra Kumari, and had
issue. He died 16th April 2006 at Ganga Ram Hospital
in New Delhi due to a burst ulcer.
- Kumari Ravinandini Kumari, born 27th January
1981 in Bhopal, educated at the Sacred Heart
School, Dalhousie and at Mayo Girls' College,
Ajmer, married 9th May 2006 at The Palace,
Jandrighat, Dalhousie Town, District Chamba, Mr.
Mathew Ashley John Westlake, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John and Wendy Westlake of Vancouver, Canada.
- Rajkumar Hem Singh, born 27th July 1952 at Pune,
Maharashtra, educated at the Mayo College, Ajmer,
Rajasthan; graduated from the Government College,
Chandigarh; married February 1976 in New Delhi,
Kumari Jagdishwari Kumari, born 19th August 1956 at
Bangalore, South India, daughter of Kumar Shri
Bharat Sinhji of Vana, Gujarat, and his wife,
Kumarani Jagat Kumari of Sangana (?Sanganwa), and
has issue, two children.
- Kunwar Manav Singh Varman, born 13th September
1977 at Bangalore, engaged at Jaipur on 8th June
2010 and married 6th February 2011 in Surguja, to
Rajkumari Abha Kumari, daughter of Rajkumar
Someshwar Saran Singh Deo of Surguja, and his
wife, Kanwarani Manju Singh, and has issue.
- Kunwar Digvijay Singh Varman, born 17th May
2012 in Surguja.
- Kumari Japakshri Kumari, born 3rd March 1981 at
Bangalore.
- Rajkumari Padma Kumari [HH Maharani Padma Kumari
of Bikaner], born 1st January 1953 at Chamba,
educated at the Sacred Heart School at Dalhousie,
District Chamba, and at Auckland House, Simla;
married 27th April 1971 at New Delhi, Yuvaraj
Narendra Singh [later HH Maharajadhiraj Raj
Rajeshwar Narendra Shiromani Maharajah Sri Narendra
Singhji Bahadur of Bikaner]
and has issue, three daughters.
- HH Raja Saheb Shri
PREM SINGH, Raja of Chamba (see above)
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