KANGRA (Princely State)
STATE: Himachal Pradesh ANNEXATION: 1823
DYNASTY:  Katoch RELIGION: Hindu
   
PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE: Raja Shri ADITYA DEV CHAND KATOCH, 488th Raja of his line, Head of the Royal House of Kangra, Jagirdar of Lambagraon, Rajgir and Mahal Moria (1988/-) (Clouds End Villa, Dharamsala, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India)
Raja Shri ADITYA DEV CHAND KATOCHeducated at Doon School, Dehra Dun; married 4th December 1968, Rani Shrimati Chandresh Kumari, daughter of HH Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shri HANWANT SINGH Sahib Bahadur of Jodhpur, and his wife, HH Maharani Krishna Kumari Ba Sahiba, and has issue.
  • Tikka Aishwariya Chand Katoch, married about 1997, Tikkarani Shailaja Kumari, daughter of HH Raja VIKRAM SINGH of Sailana, and his wife, HH Rani Chandra Kumari, and has issue.
    • Natiraj Ambikeshwar Dev Chand Katoch, born 22nd December 1998.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Reportedly founded in mythical antiquity, with mention of Raja Bhumi Chandra in 4300BC. Rulers were...
  • Raja MEGH CHAND 1390/1405, fought against Timur, married and had issue.
    • Raja HARI CHAND I (qv)
    • Raja KARAN CHAND II (qv)
    • Raja PRATAP CHAND, founder of Bhimbar.
  • Raja HARI CHAND I 1405/1420, founded Guler in 1415 with his capital at Haripur, ancestor of the families of Siba and Datarpur.
  • Raja KARAN CHAND II 1420/1430, granted the title of Bada Raja.
  • Raja SANSAR CHAND I 1430/1450
  • Raja DEVANGGA CHAND 1450/1465
  • Raja NARENDRA CHAND 1465/1480, married (amongst other), a daughter of the Raja of Puna.
  • Raja SUVIRA CHAND 1480/1490 or 1480/1499, married and had issue.
    • Raja PRAYAG CHAND (qv)
  • Raja PRAYAG CHAND 1490/1510 or 1499/1520, married and had issue.
    • Raja RAM CHAND (qv)
  • Raja RAM CHAND 1510/1528 or 1520/1538, married and had issue. [He died sp 1538.]
    • Raja DHARAM CHAND (qv)
    • Mian Kalyan Chand, ancestor of Raja CHANDARBHAN CHAND (qv)
  • Raja DHARAM CHAND 1528/1563, born 1468?, granted the title of Maharaja by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, married and had issue. He died 1563.
    • Raja MANIKA CHAND (qv)
  • Raja MANIKA CHAND 1563/1570, died 1570.
  • Raja JAI CHAND V 1570/1585, married and had issue. He died 1585.
    • Raja BIDHI CHAND (qv)
  • Raja BIDHI CHAND 1585/1607, fought against the Mughal Emperor Akbar. He died 1607.
  • Raja TRILOKA CHAND 1607/1612, rebelled against the Mughals, died 1612 [or January 1615]
  • Raja HARI CHAND II 1612/1627, born c1608 (1603), killed sp 1627 by Padshah Jahangir of Delhi
  • Raja CHANDARBHAN CHAND 1627/1658, married and had issue. died 1658 in Delhi.
    • Raja VIJAY RAM CHAND (qv)
    • Raja UDAI RAM CHAND (qv)
  • Raja VIJAY RAM CHAND 1660/1687, received a mansab of 5000 foot, died 1687.
  • Raja UDAI RAM CHAND 1687/1690, married and had issue. He died 1690.
    • Raja BHIM CHAND (qv)
    • Mian Kirpal Chand, died 20th February 1696.
  • Raja BHIM CHAND 1690/1697, Dharam Rakshak, married and had issue. He died 1697.
    • Raja ALAM CHAND II (qv)
  • Raja ALAM CHAND II 1697/1700, founded Alampur, married and had issue. He died 1700.
    • Raja HAMIR CHAND (qv)
    • Raja GHAMIR CHAND (qv)
    • Mian (name unknown) Chand, married and had issue.
      • Raja GHAMAND CHAND (qv)
  • Raja HAMIR CHAND 1700/1747, built the fort of Hamirgarh and founded the town of Hamirpur, married and had issue. He died 1747.
    • Raja ABHAY CHAND (qv)
  • Raja ABHAY CHAND 1747/1750, built the fort of Riyal-Tira-Abhymanpur and the temple of Thakurdwara, married Rani Suratu of Bhadrawah.
  • Raja SHRINGAR CHAND 1750
  • Raja GHAMIR CHAND 1750/1751, married and had issue, 11 sons excluded from the succession. He died 1751.
  • Raja GHAMAND CHAND 1751/1774, rebuilt Pathiar Fort, appointed Nazim of the Jalandhar Doab by Ahmad Shah Durrani in 1758. He died 1774.
    • Raja TEGH CHAND (qv)
  • Raja TEGH CHAND 1774/1775, born about 1750; married and had issue. He died 1775.
    • Raja SANSAR CHAND II (qv)
    • Mian Fateh Chand, received the Jagir of Rajgir, married and had issue.
      • Mian Rudra Chand of Rajgir, married and had issue. He died 1851.
        • Raja PRATAP CHAND, adopted by the Maharani of Pramodh Chand of Lambagraon.
      • Mian Kirat Chand, married and had issue.
        • Mian Jagroop Chand, married and had issue.
          • Kanwarani Amar Dei, married Kanwar Pratap Singh of Chamba, and had issue.
      • Mian Udai Chand
      • Kumari (name unknown) (ie grand-daughter of Mian Fateh Chand), married Raja HIRA SINGH of Jasrota.
    • Kumari (name unknown), married Raja DHARAM PRAKASH of Sirmur.
  • Raja SANSAR CHAND II 1775/1823, born 1765 in Bijapur, assumed the titles of Naresh and Chhatrapati, lost most of his possessions by the Treaty of Jawalamukhi in 1810, being allocated the small Jagir of Lambagraon for his maintenance, married 1stly (Prasanna Devi), married 2ndly, Gulab Dassi Gaddan, and had issue. He died December 1823.
    • Raja ANIRUDDH CHAND (by first wife), Jagirdar of Lambagraon, married and had issue. (see below)
    • Kumari (name unknown) (by first wife), married Raja SUDARSHAN SHAH of Tehri-Garhwal. 
    • Kumari (name unknown) (by first wife), married Raja SUDARSHAN SHAH of Tehri-Garhwal.
    • Raja Sir JODHBIR CHAND (by Gulab Dassi Gaddan), 1st Raja of Nadaun.
    • Rani Mahtab Devi [Rani Katochan] (by Gulab Dassi Gaddan), married 1829, Maharaja RANJIT SINGH of Lahore. She committed sati 28th June 1839.
    • Rani Raj Banso Devi (by Gulab Dassi Gaddan), married 1829, Maharaja RANJIT SINGH of Lahore. She committed suicide in 1835.
 

LAMBAGRAON (Jagir)

  
STATE: Himachal Pradesh DYNASTY: Katoch RELIGION: Hindu
AREA: 324 km2 REVENUE:  40,000Rs VILLAGES: 20
     
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Following the fall of Kangra, the Raja was granted the Jagir of Lambagraon for his maintenance. Rulers were...
  • Raja ANIRUDDH CHAND II 1823/1833, son of Raja SANSAR CHAND II of Kangra (see above) which was annexed by Maharaja RANJIT SINGH of Lahore, married and had issue. He died 1833.
    • Raja RANBIR CHAND (qv)
    • Raja PRAMODH CHAND (qv)
  • Raja RANBIR CHAND 1833/1847, born 1808, recieved the Jagir of Mahal Moria in Kangra of 50,000Rs in value. He died spl 1847.
  • Raja PRAMODH CHAND 1847/1851, born 1815, opposed the authorities and was deported for life to Almora, official Freedom Fighter of India. He died sp 1851 in Almora.
  • Raja PRATAP CHAND III 1851/1864, born 1822, originally of Rajgir, married a daughter of HH Raja FATEH PRAKASH of Sirmur, and had issue. He died 1864.
    • Col. Maharaja Sir JAI CHAND VI (qv)
  • Col. Maharaja Sir JAI CHAND VI 1864/1933, born 1861, adopted by the Rani of Raja Pramodh Chand, the Jagir was under the control of the Court of Wards till 1883, the title of Raja was conferred as a hereditary distinction on 15th March 1909 by the Viceroy, Maharaja [cr.1922] (personal), K.C.I.E. [cr.1918], Dharam Ratan, C.S.I., F.R.S.A., Member of Council of Governor-General of India and Hon. Lieutenant Colonel Indian Army, granted a personal gun salute of 11 guns, married and had issue. He died 1933.
    • Raja Shri DRUV DEV CHAND (qv)
    • Maharajkumar Baldev Chand
    • Rani Jwale Dei, married as his eigth wife, Raja Sir PADAM SINGH of Bashahr, and had issue. She died 22nd July 1949.
  • Raja Shri DRUV DEV CHAND KATOCH 1933/1988, born 1922, married Rani Narendra Kumari, daughter of Lt.Col. HH Sir Maharaja NARENDRA SHAH Sahib Bahadur of Tehri-Garhwal, and his wife, HH Maharani Kamlendu Mati Devi, and had issue. He died 1988.
    • Raja Shri ADITYA DEV CHAND KATOCH (qv)
    • Col. Rajkumar Manikya Dev Chand Katoch, born 3rd May 1947, educated at the Doon School, Dehra Dun, Uttrakhand, later attended the N.D.A. and the I.M.A. and served with the Poona Horse Regiment and saw action in the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971; married 4th February 1972, Rajkumar Rani Kiran Kumari of Sarmathura in Rajasthan, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
      • Kanwar Abhiudaya Chand Katoch, married in Mandawa, Rajasthan.
      • Kumari Himani Devi Katoch, to marry on 19th February 2009 at Jaipur, Shri Virat Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, born 12th September 1981 in Kathmandu, son of Shri Gautam Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, and his wife, Rani Bhavna Kumari, daughter of Kunwar Ratan Singh of Dhami.
  • Raja Shri ADITYA DEV CHAND KATOCH (see above)
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