Chamba

Chamba was a Hindu hill state in the upper Ravi valley, ruled by the Mushana dynasty from its capital at Chamba. Its rajas faced Kullu, Kangra and Kashmir across the Punjab Hills.

Under Jahangir, Chamba accepted Mughal suzerainty. After Raja Janardan's murder around 1623, Nurpur occupied it for twenty years, until Prithvi Singh restored the dynasty with help from Mandi and Suket. Chattar Singh defied Aurangzeb's order to destroy temples and joined a hill coalition that repelled a Mughal army in 1690. From 1809 Chamba paid tribute to Ranjit Singh's Sikh Empire.