Chamba State was one of the oldest princely state

Princely state

A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...

s in present-day Republic of India, having been founded during the late 6th century. It is situated in the bosom of the Himalaya Mountains, and the boundaries are as follows: On the northwest, west, and northeast is Kashmir

Kashmir

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; on the east, Lahaul and Bara Bangahlaa; and on the southeast and south, the districts of Kangra

Kangra district

Kangra is the most populous district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamsala is the administrative headquarters of the district.-Geography:Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh is situated in Western Himalayas between 31°2 to...

 and Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur District

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. The Ravi River

Ravi River

The Ravi is a trans-boundary river flowing through Northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of the six rivers of the Indus System in Punjab region ....

 flows through this district, and many hydroelectric

Hydropower

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generating stations have been developed here.

Rajas of Mushana dynasty

• 1690 - 1720 Udai Singh (b. ... - d. 1720)
• 1720 - 1735 Ugar Singh
• 1735 - 1748 Dalel Singh
• 1748 - 1764 Umed Singh
• 1764 - 1794 Raj Singh (b. 1755 - d. 1794)
• 1794 - 1808 Jit Singh (b. 1775 - d. 1808)
• 1808 - 1844 Charhat Singh (b. 1803 - d. 1844)
• 1844 - 1870 Shri Singh (b. 1839 - d. 1870)
• 1870 - Apr 1873 Gopal Singh (b. 18... - d. 1893)
• 17 Apr 1873 - 22 Jan 1904 Sham Singh (b. 1866 - d. 1905)
• 22 Jan 1904 - 22 Sep 1919 Bhuri Singh (b. 1869 - d. 1919)
• 22 Sep 1919 - 7 Dec 1935 Ram Singh (b. 1890 - d. 1935)
• 7 Dec 1935 - 15 Aug 1947 Tikka Lakshman Singh (b. 1924 - d. 1971)

Further reading

• The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh V. 1, by Mark Brentnall. Published by Indus Publishing, 2006. ISBN 8173871639.