Chamba State (Princely State)

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Was a princely state during the British Raj in what is today India. It was part of the States of the Punjab Hills of the Punjab Province of British India.

Establishment

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

Chronology

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1. 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.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

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.

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.