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Name: chamba state

Type: Cluster

Start: 551 AD

End: 1948 AD

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The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • Chamba State
  • Chamba State (Princely State)
  • Establishment


  • January 551: Chamba State was one of the oldest princely states in present-day Republic of India, having been founded during the late 6th century.
  • Chronology


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    1. Wars of conquest of Muktapida


    In the VIII century Muktapida, an Indian king of the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir, created a short-lived empire covering most of India.

  • January 741: Karkota ruler Lalitaditya Muktapida conquered extensive territories in India and Central Asia.
  • January 761: Karkota ruler Lalitaditya Muktapida conquered extensive territories in India and Central Asia.

  • 2. Mongol invasions and conquests


    Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.

    2.1.Invasions of India

    The Mongol Empire launched several invasions into the Indian subcontinent from 1221 to 1327.

  • January 1298: In the winter of 1297, the Chagatai noyan Kadar led an army that ravaged the Punjab region, and advanced as far as Kasur.
  • February 1298: After being defeated by the Delhi Sultanate in the Battle of Jaran-Manjur, the Chagatai army left Punjab.

  • 3. Conquests of Ranjit Singh


    Expansion during the rule of Ranjit Singh in the Sikh Empire.

  • January 1810: Sikh invasion of the Kangra region.

  • 4. Partition of India


    Was the partition of British India in two independent entities: India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). This included the several princely states that were dependent on the British Colony.

  • January 1949: Accession to the Indian Union of Chamba State.

  • 5. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 626: The Karkota Empire was founded by Durlabhavardhana during the lifetime of Harshavardhan.

  • January 711: In 710 the Tibetan Empire conquered Lesser Bolü, which included Gilgit (today in Pakistan).

  • January 1822: In 1821, Chamba annexed Bhadrawah State.

  • September 1846: On 9 Mar 1846, Chamba State became a British protectorate.

  • January 1847: In 1846, after the First Anglo-Sikh War, the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was established from territories that were previously part of the Sikh Empire. This marked the beginning of the rule of Maharaja Gulab Singh and the Dogra dynasty in the region.

  • January 1847: As a result of the First Anglo-Sikh War (1846), the area between the Sutlej and Ravi rivers, including the hill states, were ceded by the Sikhs to the British East India Company. Thus, Lambagraon estate was annexed by the British and was one of the feudatory estates placed under the Simla Hill States' Superintendency.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1949: Accession to the Indian Union of Chamba State.
  • Selected Sources


  • Schwartzberg, J. E. (1992); A Historical Atlas of South Asia, Chicago (USA), p. 146
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