Bilaspur

Bilaspur, long called Kahlur, was a Chandel Rajput kingdom in the hills above the Sutlej. In 1337 its ruler was Sampurn Chandel of the Chandel dynasty, with his seat at Kahlur Fort.

Dip Chand moved the seat to Bilaspur in the 1660s. Bhim Chand defeated a Mughal army at Nadaun before abdicating in 1692; his son Ajmer Chand extended his overlordship over many hill rulers. By 1790 only Mangal still paid allegiance, and in 1815 Mahan Chand placed the state under British protection.