History of Chamba - Himachal Guide

Chamba is the main state in northern India to safeguard a very much reported history from around 500 A.D. Its high mountain ranges have given it a shielded position and aided in safeguarding its hundreds of years old relics and various engravings. The sanctuaries raised by rajas of Chamba more than a thousand years age keep on being under love and the area award deeds executed on copper plates by them keep on being legitimate under the law.

With respect to early history of this district it is trusted that this territory was at time possessed by certain Kolian tribes,which were later, enslaved by the Khasas. The Khasas as well after a period went under the influence of Audumbaras (second centaury B.C.). The Audmabaras had republican type of government and worshiped Shiva as their main god. From the Gupta period (fourth Centaury A.D.) the Chamba district was under the control of Thakurs and Ranas who viewed themselves as better than the low tribes of Kolis and Khasas. With the ascent of Gurjara Pratiharas ((seventh Centaury A.D.) the Rajput Dynasties came to control.

In around 500 A.D., a legendry saint called Maru moved to north-west from Kalpagrama (a legendary spot from where dominant part of the Rajput lines assert their plummet) and established Brahamputra (Bharmour) in the valley of the Budhal stream, seventy five kilometer toward the east of present Chamba town. His successors kept on decision over the nation from that capital city for more than three hundred years until Sahilla Varman moved his capital from Brahamputra to the all the more halfway found level in the lower Ravi valley. He named the town after his darling little girl Champa. His rani deliberately offered herself as a scarifies to bring water for the town's kin through a running channel which assumes cause at a position called Bhalota. The format of the arrangement of Chamba is by all accounts in similarity with the old writings. From that point on the rajas of Chamba kept on decision from here in a continuous and direct line of plunge.

The Muslims never attacked Chamba, however it had its periodic battles with the neighboring states in the slopes having comparative social foundation. Thus,the harm to Chamba from these attacks was sometimes genuine and never past the likelihood of repair. Indeed, even the capable Mughals were

kept under control because of troubles required in interchanges and long separations. Akbar attempted to expand a free control over the slope states including Chamba and appended fruitful tracts of these states to the supreme domain south of Dhauladhar. Aurangzeb once issued requests to the Raja of Chamba Chatter Singh (1664-1694AD) to pull down the wonderful sanctuaries of Chamba. In any case, rather the raja in clear resistance to the Mughal ruler set skimmed apexes on the sanctuaries. He was requested to come down to Delhi to confront the majestic anger. Be that as it may, Aurangzeb himself needed to leave for the Deccan from where he couldn't unravel till the end of his life. All in all, the northern India experienced similarly quiet condition amid the Mughal administration Raja Prithvi Singh (1641-1664 AD), a nice looking and a courageous knight was most loved of Shahjahan and went to the magnificent court ordinarily. He presented the Mughal style of court life including Mughal-Rajput workmanship and engineering in Chamba.

By the last quarter of eighteenth centaury the Sikhs constrained the slope states to pay tribute to them. Maharaja Ranjit Singh deliberately dismissed the slope costs including the all the more capable Kangra ruler Sansar Chand Katoch yet saved Chamba in lieu of the administrations Wazir Nathu (of Chamba) had rendered him on two events. In 1809 A.D. the Wazir had made himself valuable to the Maharaja by arranging his concurrence with Raja Sansar Chand Katoch, of Kangra. Again in A.D.1817 he had spared Ranjit Singh's life by offering his steed at a basic minute amid formers winter battle in Kashmir. After Ranjit Singh's demise Chamba got to be un-secured and was drawn into the vortex of the crumbling of the Sikh Kingdom. The Sikh armed force attacked the British region in A.D. 1845 and the troops of Sikh armed force, which were positioned in Chamba, were with drawn. At the point when Sikh's were vanquished it was chosen to blend Chamba in Jammu and Kashmir yet by virtue of the auspicious intercession of Wazir Bagha (of Chamba) it was taken under the British control and subjected to the yearly tribute of 12,000 rupees. The Raja's who saw something of British dominion were Sri Singh, Gopal Singh, Sham Singh, Bhuri Singh, Ram Singh and laxman Singh. Their relations with the British political officers appear to be cheerful and Chamba saw numerous changes.

On 15th April 1948 blending three vital states framed A.D. Himachal... Chamba, Mandi-Suket, Sirmour and the various state falling in Shimla slopes.

Before Raja Sahilla Varman went ahead the same the Chamba locale was separated into odds and ends of region called Rahnu possessed by various Ranas and frivolous Chieftains who carried on tireless fighting with each other. Raja Sahilla Verman oppressed the Ranas and brought together the region. Rajas, in this way, for better organization separated Chamba into five zones known as Mandlas. These Mandlas were later reamed as Wizarats. This five fold division of Chamba area proceeds till today. The Wizarats are presently called Tehsils. These are Bharmour, Chamba, Bhattiyat, Churah and Pangi.